During the 16th and 17th centuries in Europe, the women musicians were either courtiers, courtesans, actresses or cloistered nuns. For 20 years, Deborah Roberts and Laurie Strass have been researching and interpreting the musical work done by these early modern women, through the project Musica Secreta (Secret Music). In 2002, they formed the “Celestial Sirens”, […]
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Miriam Makeba: from Domestic Servant to Mama Africa
March 6, 2013 
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—– If alive today, Miriam Makeba would be turning 81, in case you missed the tribute paid to her through this week’s Google Doodle. The South African singer is considered the voice of World Music. During the 60s she had her South African passport cancelled and was prevented from returning home following her overseas travels. […]
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Mercedes Sosa: The Voice of the Voiceless Ones
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—— The Argentinian folk Singer, Mercedes Sosa, was known in Latin America as the “Voice of the Voiceless Ones”. She represented a powerful source of resistance against the Military dictatorships that took over Latin America during the 60s and 70s. With a career starting in the late 50’s, Sosa was at the forefront of the […]
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