Garth Prince
Garth Prince is the stage name of Garth Prinsonsky, a
Born in Cape Town, South Africa, and raised in Swakopmund, Namibia,[1] he was a member of the Mascato Youth Choir in childhood, and was later associated the band Afroshine, best known for their 2008 single "Ti Mama".[1] He moved to Edmonton, Alberta after marrying a Canadian woman he had met while touring Canada,[1] and works primarily as a children's entertainer and educator on African music and culture.[4]
He was the subject of Memoirs of the Motherland, a short documentary film, in 2019.[4]
Falling in Africa was released concurrently with Grazing Back Home, a children's picture book created in collaboration with writer Tololwa Mollel and illustrator Jason Blower.[5]
He was a
References
- ^ a b c d Paheja Siririka, "Produce music for the world, not only for Namibians - Garth Prince" Archived 2019-05-24 at the Wayback Machine. New Era, May 24, 2019.
- ^ Megan Lapierre, "Canadian Folk Music Awards Announce 2022 Nominees" Archived 2021-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, September 28, 2021.
- ^ Holly Gordon, "Here are all the 2022 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, May 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Thandiwe Konguavi, "Film captures Edmonton music instructor's homecoming to Namibia" Archived 2019-07-31 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News Edmonton, July 29, 2019.
- ^ Taati Niilenge, "Namibian in Canada Launches African Music Book Project" Archived 2021-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. The Namibian, April 30, 2021.
- ^ Brock Thiessen, "Western Canadian Music Awards Unveils Its 2021 Nominees" Archived 2021-06-21 at the Wayback Machine. Exclaim!, May 18, 2021.
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