R.I.P. Odetta

(Folk Music Archive photo)

We lost "Mama Africa" a couple of weeks ago. Now her American counterpart has also departed.

Interestingly enough, in November of 2007 Odetta gave one of her final concerts at a church in Oswego, New York. She was introduced by "Mama Africa's" ex-husband Hugh Masekela, who noted that it was the first time in his 47-year career that he and Odetta had shared a stage...