I See Other Black Women Imitate My

It Was Hard To Be Away From Home, But I Am Glad That I Am Home Now.

I Look At A Stream And I See Myself: A Native South African, Flowing Irresistibly Over Hard Obstacles Until They Become Smooth And, One Day, Disappear - Flowing From An Origin That Has Been Forgotten Toward An End That Will Never Be.

Belafonte Sent His People To Pick Me Up And I Went Back And Shook His Hand, Then Went Back To My Little Flat. I Was Very Happy To Have Met A President Of The United States - Little Me!

Well There Is A Lot Of Work Here For Younger And Older Musicians Now. Our Ministry Of Culture Has Now Really Embarked On Changing Things For Artists, And It Is Getting Much Better. We Just Have To Organize Ourselves As Artists, And Then Things Will Be Better.

In Those Years, When I Came To The States, People Were Always Asking Me Why I Didn't Sing Anymore. I'd Tell Them, 'i Sing All Around The World-asia, Africa, Europe-but If You Don't Sing In The Us, Then You Haven't Really Made It.' That's Why I'll Always Be Grateful To Paul Simon. He Allowed Me To Bring My Music Back To My Friends In This Country.