Joined in studio by the Award WinningSouth African singer songwriter was just before and ive been. On a. Come to africa im glad. Nigeria has seen a week off tension off the violence between Person Police and shia muslim protest is the shia group involved says at least 20 off its members have been killed the clashes have focused around the Parliament Building in the capital aboard ship members of the group have been demanding the release of a leda whos been held in prison since 2015 thats despite a court order to release him shia muslims form a minority in nigeria about 2 percent of the population but the upsurge in violence in recent days is provoking fias the situation could further deteriorate. A funeral procession has 6 demonstrates is sealed on monday the desk came when police opened fire on members of the shia group the Islamic Movement in the geria were taking part in what was reported to be a peaceful march in the capital of bootjack Graham Suliman lost his son for him it died as a hero and a martyr im very sad that you Nigerian Security who are trained and paid to to do that dissident the use began that. It was you that was meant for the body for the protection of the citizens to kill my son reports say as many as 11 protest is a journalist and a Police Officer died in mondays balance dozens more were wounded or arrested human rights organizations are condemned what they call excessive use of force by the authorities against the shia are protesters this movement of nigerias says it will continue its push for the release of the jade leader despite the government crackdown. We are not if were under pressure so they are booked out and they are bonded work under one for them is because this is. Killing or shooting or this would never. Do tell us what i want to bring you all it didnt do only to stop just protests is for the government to respect the law of this land on your ground as. A brames exec you has been in detention for the past 3 and a half years his supporters take regularly to the streets of pooja to call for him and his wife to be freed they say that zacky required his medical help already court house you know given. That. This is a key be released several days for many years but importantly. The court order which i think is not also. In the security remains tight clashes between police and exec his backers have rates fears that Islamic Movement of nigeria might turn to violent insurgency. Now to the story of one man making a big difference in the kibera slum in nairobi theres a school for severely disabled children but theres no transport service to bring them there and the low income families contre for to make arrangements to stand in you decided hes going to do something about that. Stanley okie news day starts early as he sets off to take his daughter to school. Happy bosy bori had meningitis when she was 3 since then she has been unable to move or talk. Stanley literally Specialized Center that could offer his daughter the therapy she needed and he soon realized how difficult it is for disabled children and their parents in kibera to access proper care so he decided to help every day he collects kids from their homes and drives them to school. Some of these children hit each other some hit the windows another hit some sort of. I want to about whats happening so im forced to pull over so i can control them before i continue. To suffer 40 families rely on the transport he provides without a kidney most parents would be forced to carry their children on their backs. I used to good head on my back to school. And then. Take the train when sure she was poor poor me. I even decided to leave her at home. But said only. Good to any. Act up. Here at the mary rice center the children are able to socialize with each other and get the attention they need. The schools specializes in helping children with disabilities and basic education is free to start earlier been able to reach to more children especially especially those with physical challenges coming from. Because previously were using their which has been difficult because of the tear in which is available in the world. Problems for and difficult to maneuver using their which are and to some of them would be. Ok new uses his own money to maintain and fuel the van most children come from families that cannot afford transport. Making a big difference in the lives of the children and their parents stanley is driven by a hope. With special care and therapy he thinks at least some of these children will one day enjoy a degree of independence. I always wanted to be a songwriter. Great music perform it around the world. Meet interesting people. Travel. See exciting new places. For more than all of that i just want to. And that South African singer songwriter. By lira so not many can say they have serenaded Nelson Mandela and barack obama the cheek ahead and she joins me now in studio welcome to africa i am so excited that youre here i watched you play perform at the concert house last night here in berlin and your guess it just has this feel good vibe right if you switch your pages to it but thats really all of the music thats deliberate thats very deliberate its really on purpose growing up in south africa and eightys i think i got a taste of life that was unsavory and i made a conscious choice that i didnt want to add any. Needed to be tissue world and i found just shifting ones focus towards the positive actually makes for a positive lifestyle fuel right great that were going to talk more about your music in a 2nd but you know youve also become a champion for black women in a sense and i wondered why do you think that so many people relate with you as a role model in that sense id like to think im a champion for women period irrespective of color. And the reason that is being the case is because ive found that ive been so immense pated in my journey. Im a woman who runs a business and ive been in business for 15 years very empowered as a as a woman in as well that i really wanted for other women so its really about sharing everything ive learned to my journey and i really think at it she does everything you know and so i put these things out in terms of everything i do out there in the world yet so out in the world a place that you have traveled your music has taken you places but you are still sort of firmly rooted in african i wanted what is your vision for our continent. My greatest vision is for all of us to just be happy to be quite honest to just know that our needs are met but just be happy and know that we can dream and have our dreams come true but ive also realize that its not about waiting for the circumstances to change external theres a lot that one can do within oneself that will then influence how you engage with life and i feel like thats a point of power for anyone and so thats really my focus is is to push that sort of agenda through education through exposure through networking through sharing. And yeah ive just seen it work in so many scenarios that its something i actually believe in. So your last album you release it in 2016 and i wondered if we could a scoop here and did you know you were. Any exciting projects at the moment of the collaboration what but youve got to go in knowing where youre going to mixed thoughts we have to keep up with you can. I spend about 3 months in the United States working with a grammy Award Winning produces and songwriters and really its just to understand the process of creativity and i mean youve got global hits coming out of their part of the world and i really wanted to learn as well so i have a body of work that weve worked on that does come from that its very exciting its very different from everything ive done and i thought its ok sometimes to just experiment just to see how that goes so the album is African American in every sense. Is an infusion of my roots as an african and of course that american flavor so it is quite poppy in modern in many ways but it still has that a sense of era and an undeniable every conflate to it so i really cannot wait to shared with everyone we cant wait to hear it i mentioned to the viewers when we when i introduced you that you performed for Nelson Mandela you feel for him that the inauguration of barack obama but i wonder that what has been your single most highlight in your career oh acing you know its been 15 years. Its tough to pick one off wow. Well i guess performing for africa south africas 1st black president and americas 1st black president i know thats too but it was quite a significant thing for me. And i guess if theres ever one more people are going at the world cup in south africa ok one of the most watched things about it its amazing we have a few seconds left but i have these very focused and the 1st thing that comes to mind what would you most like to have. Dancing so you dont believe that you know what theyre so estate which living person do you most of my. Oprah winfrey ok which words or phrases do you most overuse brilliant. And what is your most marketed characteristic my my my my most marked characteristic oh. I would think its my smile. Its very good it also gives you a read of things that i thank you so much for coming i think you know very sparingly come back ill come back soon i will. And that is it well now from news africa as always you can catch all our stories on our website and Facebook Page today will leave you with near is breakthrough single feel good to next time. I just. Cant follow no. Faith ill go on a failing. Day and ill fall into. Raring to me. Not everyone who loves books has to go insane. D. W. Literature list 100 german must reads. Comes time to take months to. Face. Time here of just such the a. And find for the truth. Tough to overcome boundaries and to connecticut. Its time for. A new debit is coming up ahead. Minds. Hello and welcome to our arts and culture news a new film from Quentin Tarantino is always an event once upon a time in hollywood his latest offering opens this thursday in the u. S. And also coming up. Japanese swiss artist lake oh it came order has lived or worked in germany since the early 1980 s. Shes currently the subject of a solo exhibition in bosnia and will be joining me in the studio. And in our series underground europe were off to denmark to see a world war 2 bunker thats been brilliantly converted into a museum. Quentin tarantino is back with once upon a time in hollywood which opens in u. S. Cinemas this weekend and once again the maverick filmmaker whos best known for his penchant for over the top violence has teamed up with 2 of the industrys biggest stars les in order to caprio and brad pitt who are clearly having the time of their lives. Their 9. Point. 30 as a t. V. Cowboy Bright Future his stunt man party official. Who has been our characters are kind of 2 sides of the same coin hes my hes my stunt double yet we develop this very unique relation