St Louisans celebrate on beautiful Easter Sunday ksdk.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ksdk.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Page Content
The Executive Mayor has bid farewell to 63-year old songstress Sibongile Khumalo, who was laid to rest at Heroes’ Acre at the West Park Cemetery at the weekend. She died a week ago after suffering a stroke.
Khumalo’s funeral service was held at the historic Market Theatre in Newtown, an arts and culture precinct where the deceased songbird spent the heydays of her decorated career performing on stage alongside peers in the entertainment industry.
Cllr Geoff Makhubo says Khumalo’s music, which transcends almost three decades, will continue to heal the nation and immortalise her in the history books.
Musical doyenne with a mellifluous voice silenced joburg.org.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from joburg.org.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
How The City Plans To Help Its Artists By Anna Lucente Sterling New York City PUBLISHED 7:00 PM ET Jan. 19, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:00 PM EST Jan. 19, 2021
SHARE
NEW YORK Before the pandemic hit, the cultural sector was one of the biggest economic engines in New York City. Theater, dance, fashion, art galleries and more employed nearly 400,000 workers and generated $110 billion in total economic activity.
But on March 16, it all came tumbling down.
When the city shut down, venues closed. People couldn’t congregate. Workers lost their jobs and with that went many artists’ commissions.
“We lost probably 75% of our regular income,” said Karesia Batan, dancer and director of the Queensboro Dance Festival. “That usually comes from sponsorships, online fundraising. People just didn t have the money to give us that they usu
Kwanzaa holiday built on African principles honors universal ideals csmonitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from csmonitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.