IDEA MAGAZINE September-November 2015 | Page 31

agreement, said in part. It is estimated that corruption eats up to 10 percent of the country’s budget and any move towards stemming the vice would be welcome. It is instructive to note that the Americans are promising more financial support if only the government ups the fight against graft. By Tom Osanjo Lira... Lira was born as Lira Molapo in East Johannesburg, South Africa. She began singing at a very young age. Her love for singing and performing was propelled at age 16 when she won best composition, best vocalist and best performance at a talent show. She released her first album in 2003 titled “All my Love” and received a nomination for best R and B album in 2004. Since then Lira has been putting forth music that is inspiring soulful and in plain words “ good Music”. She has won over 9 South African Music Awards and we believe she will get many more. Her new album “Rise again” embodies her journey through her career and talks about love. In Language and in style it is a bit different from her previous work but you can appreciate the great music and growth coming from this awesome artist. Check out this videos with some of her work I am sure you will fall in love with this talent. Buy her music cd’s on Amazon or itunes. IDEA DIAPORA 30 Written By Diana Gaitha Artist and Creative Director of D.Gaitha Creative Studio.