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A Tempo with Rachel Katz

Life, Legacy of Miriam Makeba on Stage at McCarter

By Rachel Katz

Published February 11, 2022 at 11:09 PM EST

Dreaming Zenzile McC 1-20-22 2318 Dreaming Zenzile McCarter Theatre 1/20/22 Somi Kakoma - Playwright Lileana Blain Cruz - Director Hervé Samb - Music Director Marjani Forté-Saunders - Choreographer Riccardo Hernández - Scenic Designer Mimi Plange - Costume Designer Yi Zhao - Lighting Designer Justin Ellington, Bill Kirby - Sound Designers Hannah Wasileski - Projection Designer Egypt Dixon - Production Stage Manager Alison Cote - Assistant Stage Manager CAST: Somi Kakoma - Miriam "Zenzi" Makeba Aaron Marcellus - Sangoma Chorus Naledi Masilo - Sangoma Chorus Phumzile Sojola - Sangoma Chorus Phindile Wilson - Sangoma Chorus Hervé Samb - Guitar Toru Dodo - Piano Pathé Jassi - Bass Sheldon Thwaites – Drums Photo Credit: T Charles Erickson © T Charles Erickson Photography tcharleserickson@photoshelter.com

A new musical explores the life of the legendary South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba, and A Tempo this Saturday (2/12 at 7 pm) speaks with its creator, Somi Kakoma. The daughter of immigrants from Uganda and Rwanda, Kakoma portrays Makeba in the production, which runs through Feb. 13 at Princeton's McCarter Theatre. The program also includes an interview with McCarter Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen.

A Tempo episode - Feb. 12, 2022