“The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured south of the Canadian border, and important expeditions were sent against them.” ImportantThreeBandSittingSouthOccasionsBordersCampsTroopsBullsExpeditions Book:SERVING THE REPUBLIC Source: SERVING THE REPUBLIC
“When I was young, I never bought records because my brother Joseph played saxophone and had a record player. I loved listening to his records: The Dorsey Brothers, Duke Ellington, all the big American jazz bands, and vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald, Ernestine Anderson, and Kitty White, a singer from the US who was a friend of Nina Simone. Nobody in America seems to know about her, but she was quite popular in South Africa.” KnowsBigsSeemsAmericaYoungWhiteRecordsPlayerBrotherListeningBandJazzSouthSingersMy BrotherSouth AfricaDukesSaxophoneKittiesNinaVocalistJazz BandRecord Players Author:Miriam Makeba
“Most people in England don't live in the North, and people are snobby in England, so they wanted a band from the South.” PeopleWantedBandEnglandSouthSnobby Author:Mick Jagger
“I listen to everything. As I told you, sometimes I just want to shut off from music and be silent. Then I play a song and it's refreshing. It's almost like initializing yourself. Recently I was in South Africa doing a press day for my tour. I listened to this band called "Freshly Ground." They were doing a live gig there so that's the last thing I've heard.” WantSometimesPlayLastsSongHeardBandPressesSilentSouthSouth AfricaGigsRefreshing Author:A. R. Rahman
“There were times when I would suddenly realize making music is a crazy pipe dream. I would see bands that did super well in South Africa still struggling to survive, or even people on the international level who are doing well but financially can't really support themselves.” PeopleWellsStillsDreamRealizingLevelsSupportStruggleCrazyBandMusic IsSouthInternationalSouth AfricaPipePipe DreamsStruggling To Survive Author:St. Lucia