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**Welcome to Africa!**
media type="youtube" key="e-VrfadKbco" height="344" width="425" I dare you to sit still listening to **Miriam Makeba**'s "//Pata Pata//." Listen for the "click" sounds of her native South African language, Xhosha. Miriam worked against the apartheid policies in South Africa and was exiled for her protests. She was finally able to return in 1990, encouraged by Nelson Mandela. Unfortunately, she died last year, but her name and her music should be part of your "cultural literacy."

Something else that has always held my fascination about Africa are tales of the boabob trees. Rafika, a character in the //Lion King//, made his home in one. //The Little Prince// was constantly battling them for fear they would break apart his planet. Click on the link to see a picture of one these amazing trees. http://eof737.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/baobab_-_alli_cooper.jpg

1. Chinua., Achebe,. //Things fall apart//. New York: Anchor Books, 1994. Print 2. "YouTube - Miriam Makeba - Pata Pata." //YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.// Web. 28 Oct. 2009.
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