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From my many months of staring at famous people with supposed brow lifts, I’ve learned to spot them by asking a single question ... The ideal mix, one celebrity makeup artist told her, combines South Asian brows and eyes, African American lips, a Caucasian nose, and Native American cheek structure, all with an ethnically ambiguous tan.” ... ....

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23 things to do in Cleveland this weekend, Feb. 20-23

Cleveland 20 Feb 2020

Some of the best tattoo artists in the world will convene at the convention center for the 2020 Cleveland Tattoo Arts Convention ... Blax Museum features various local artists honoring historic African American figures with performances for Black History Month....

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6 ways to commemorate Black History Month in Kalamazoo

Michigan Live 13 Feb 2020

The Kalamazoo community will host a number of events in honor of Black History Month, from documentary viewings and discussions to a party celebrating African American culture ... African American Artists as Agents of Change” ... It showcases aspects of African American history and culture through paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures....

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Expect cutting edge contemporary African art at the Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020

Business Day 11 Feb 2020

... to buy more artworks, because the prices are not so high,” he adds, explaining that, for the price of a single artwork from a European artist, he can afford a number of artworks from emerging African artists....

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Nduduzo Makhathini's music is for spiritual healing

Independent online (SA) 11 Feb 2020

The first African artist to sign to Blue Note Records, a US based jazz record label owned by Universal Music Group, Makhathini is set to release his new album titled Modes of Communication ... “I have a lot of chosen artists that are on the album and the music assumes a very communal sort of outlook....

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at age 78

Independent online (SA) 11 Feb 2020

The news was confirmed on Tuesday morning by the group's manager Xolani Majozi ... "Yes it's true ... His big break came in 1986 when Paul Simon travelled to South Africa to collaborate with South African artists for his upcoming "Graceland" album ... Flicker. Seth Gordon] pic.twitter.com/Sazg9hoWew — South African Government (@GovernmentZA) February 11, 2020 ... ....

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From the archives: Ladysmith Black Magic

Mail Guardian South Africa 11 Feb 2020

Touring can be a bitch. Joseph Shabalala composer and founding member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (LBM), can’t remember what month or day it is or which city he is in ... My name is Nathalie, how-can-I-help-you?” ... LBM have also been nominated 13 times for the Grammys — no other South African artist or group has been able to match this record ...

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Rihanna on her album delay: 'I like to antagonise my fans'

The Independent 11 Feb 2020

“Why did you cut the flower that makes me a woman?” sings the Malian artist on “Boloko”, the first African song to address female genital mutilation ... “Why did you cut the flower that makes me a woman?” sings the Malian artist on “Boloko”, the first African song to address female genital mutilation....

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Beyond the wall: a golden period of exchange between Mexican and US artists is revisited ...

The Art Newspaper 10 Feb 2020

“The idea of creating a work that showed the trajectory from oppression to resistance to liberation was something that African American artists felt evoked their own experiences,” Haskell says....

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Beyoncé’s Next Project Will Draw From Her Mom’s World Class Art Collection

New York Observer 10 Feb 2020

“I have a storage facility with, probably, every African-American artist’s history.” Considering that Knowles-Lawson has such a formidable archive to draw from, it’s impossible to predict which pieces her daughter has selected for her new project, but one can also look at ......

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Smyrna plans first Black History Celebration

Atlanta Journal 10 Feb 2020

Smyrna city officials are planning their first Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 15. Festivities are scheduled for 11 a.m ... Stories of the African American Experience ... Students from the school in Smyrna celebrate the lives, art and culture of African American artists. Each grade level was introduced to a different renowned artist or African theme ... ....

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Queen of Bass AusTebza to launch new album at CT Jazz Fest

Independent online (SA) 10 Feb 2020

Her perseverance and hard work at her craft, attracted some of the most established artists in the South African music industry, and ultimately started working with some of them. Dubbed “The Groove Queen” by her peers and fans, she has performed and recorded with artists such as ......