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City: Kalamazoo
State: Michigan
Country: US
Signup Date: 4/5/2007
Saturday, August 16, 2008 

Category: Life
bLuE daHLia would like to express our sadness for the loss of our friend, Nathan Ndjharine, who passed away last weekend accidently.

Nathan grew up under Apartheid rule during Namibia's occupation by South Africa. During this time, he was influenced very heavily by Bob Marley's music and the positive message of liberating Africa from the colonial powers and saw reggae as the music for the liberation struggle.  Nathan began playing guitar at the early age of 12 and played in several bands in Namibia with home-town friends as well as other musicians from South Africa. In New York during the 80s and early 90s, Ndjiharine joined the Yelling Beat and Global Warming world beat bands and played the local club circuit. He was also a founding member of Yoroka and Zion Lion, two of West Michigan's best world beat music groups. Levi had the profound privelege of performing with Nathan in Yoroka, and Derek had the honor of recording Yoroka's full length CD, The Road is Long in 2000.

Reminding us just how thin the thread of life is, we hope you'll discover how deep a life he lived through his music. Please check out the links below. Information regarding upcoming tributes will be forthcoming.    

He will be missed, but not forgotten.

Safe passage.


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http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/08/saturdays_diversity_festival_f.htmlmore

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There will be a memorial service for Nathan at the Country Inn and Suites,
1912 E Kilgore Road, Portage, MI 49002, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008 from 3-5 p.m.
There will be guest speakers and also a slide show in his memory.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1912+E+Kilgore+Road,+Portage,+MI+49002&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.150864,80.947266&ie=UTF8&ll=42.24666,-85.558927&spn=0.0071,0.019763&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr


http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/08/police_find_local_musician_nat.htmlmore
Ndjiharine, a native of Namibia, was scheduled to perform on Saturday AUGUST 16, 2008 at Kalamazoo's Ethnic Diversity Festival with the reggae group Zion Lion.
The performance will still be held at 10:00pm at the Arcadia Creek Festival site (K-Zoo), as a tribute to Ndjiharine.
www.zionlionreggaeband.com
zionlionreggaeband@yahoo.com


There will also be a benefit fund-raiser on SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, from
2:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Blackhawk Bar & Grill in Richland (Stagecoach Inn).
Band list to be announced soon.
 
Posted by Magnolia Studios on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 4:06 PM
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Magnolia Studios

 
There will be a memorial service for Nathan at the Country Inn and Suites,
1912 E Kilgore Road, Portage, MI 49002, on SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 2008 from 3-5 p.m.
There will be guest speakers and also a slide show in his memory.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1912+E+Kilgore+Road,+Portage,+MI+49002&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.150864,80.947266&ie=UTF8&ll=42.24666,-85.558927&spn=0.0071,0.019763&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr


http://blog.mlive.com/kzgazette/2008/08/police_find_local_musician_nat.htmlmore
Ndjiharine, a native of Namibia, was scheduled to perform on Saturday AUGUST 16, 2008 at Kalamazoo's Ethnic Diversity Festival with the reggae group Zion Lion.
The performance will still be held at 10:00pm at the Arcadia Creek Festival site (K-Zoo), as a tribute to Ndjiharine.
www.zionlionreggaeband.com
zionlionreggaeband@yahoo.com


There will also be a benefit fund-raiser on SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, from
2:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the Blackhawk Bar & Grill in Richland (Stagecoach Inn).
Band list to be announced soon.
 
Posted by Magnolia Studios on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 4:06 PM
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