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Kamahl (The Kennedy Center)

Kamahl

Kamahl is the name which, for over four decades, has identified the music and unique voice of a man who is one of the most sensational recording stars in Australian history. When he arrived in Adelaide from Malaysia as a Tamil Hindu schoolboy in 1953, after a tormented childhood under Japanese occupation, he was a black in an alien white country. A lone teenager speaking poor English, totally unfamiliar with Western music and his only skills were those on the sports fields. Shyly, he learned to sing, from pop to the classics, inspired by other great black artists such as Nat King Cole, Paul Robeson and William Warfield, all of whom he met. He survived by agility and luck, outwitting the Immigration Department and the "White Australia Policy", which wanted him deported.

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Pembroke Symphony Orchestra 1/24/08: Pembroke Symphony Orchestra

Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, one of Australia's best school orchestras, is touring the U.S. in January, 2008. Their special guest for the tour is Kamahl, an iconic Australian singer known for his sympathetic interpretations of popular cabaret and easy listening standards.

Pembroke Symphony Orchestra

Pembroke Symphony Orchestra, one of Australia's best school orchestras, is touring the U.S. in January, 2008. Their special guest for the tour is Kamahl, an iconic Australian singer known for his sympathetic interpretations of popular cabaret and easy listening standards.

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