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Famous People and Actors Real Names

Below is a small list of Famous People and Actors Real Names. Some names are about the same and others are very differen't. But first... Find out what “The Only True Fountain of Youth” is and maybe...

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Le Moulin Rouge

Paris is famous for its museums, cuisine, architecture and fashions. But just down the hill from Montmartre, in the city's eighteenth district, sits another landmark that you should see, even if you don't go...

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Born Albert Arnold Gore, Jr74

Famous Birthday Listings: March 31

Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (62 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! These...

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Top 10 albums of the South African jazz diaspora – Tony's picks

Exile was a two-edged sword for the South African musicians who left their homeland for the freedom of Europe and the United States. This is a selection of some of the finest albums to come out of the greaat South African jazz diaspora

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Why Men Should Wear Skirts

  When was it decreed in western culture that men should wear trousers and that women should wear skirts? In many other cultures around the world you can see examples of men wearing wrap –around garments...

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Long-time collaborater with Chris McGregor, Dudu Pukwana, who died six weeks after Chris in 199071

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath Spiritual Brotherhood

This is the second part of the Brotherhood of Breath story and was published in the South African jazz journal TwoTone in October 1992. The first part was was called Prophets Without Honour, which was...

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Fanciful depiction of the landing of Jan van Riebeeck on 6 April 1652 by Charles Bell. Painted in 1850 the work now is in the possession of the South African Library72

South Africa’s Mother City at the Fairest Cape

Cape Town's history and present have produced a vibrant city full of interesting places to see and things to do. From the poingnant reminders of the past to the ultra-modern technologically-advanced industry and places of learning, from the serious student of history to the tourist looking for teh adrenaline rush extreme sports, all are to be found here.

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View from the front verandah of the cottage at Qolora River Mouth67

A Walk on the Wild Side – Christmas 1970 on the Transkei Wild Coast

An idyllic summer holiday on the Transkei Wild Coast in 1970

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Great Aunt Hettie as I knew her.76

A Birthday Celebrated in Scottish Postcards

A deluge of postcards to celebrate a birthday more than 100 years ago!

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Ernest Shololo Mothle72

What is Jazz? Ain't no other music like it!

According to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary (Revised Edition 2006) jazz is "a type of music of Black American origin characterised by improvisation, syncopation, and a regular rhythm, and typically played on brass and woodwind instruments" and the origin of the word itself is given as "early 20th Century: of unknown origin."

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