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Richard Nwamba

Nelson Mandela raises his fist as he walks on stage at Wembley Arena in London April 16, 1990. Mandela topped the bill at a rock concert in his honor. The sell-out concert was beamed live by satellite to about a dozen countries.

Mandela’s life had a diverse musical soundtrack

December 6, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Nelson Mandela loved music and inspired musicians both as an anti-apartheid leader and then as a politician. South African Richard Nwamba looks at the music that accompanied Mandela’s life.

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