Calgary-based musician, writer and filmmaker
Misha Maseka a.k.a.
Strawberries & Peaches, and she joined
Grant Stovel for a chat on
Alberta Morning on the morning of Friday April 9, 2021.
Author of the article: Eric Volmers
Publishing date: Apr 08, 2021 • 1 hour ago • 4 minute read • Misha Maseka, a writer, filmmaker and musician, who performs under the name Lemba, is curating Strawberry & Peaches: A Black History Month Cabaret. Courtesy, Samuel Obadero Photo by SAMUEL OBADERO /jpg
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For most of her life, Misha Maseka felt like she was straddling two cultures.
The Alberta-based writer, filmmaker and musician, who performs under the name Lemba, certainly doesn’t see this as a negative thing. It wasn’t a struggle. It was a celebration. Staying immersed in her parents’ Zambian culture was not difficult, but it did take a bit of effort for the globe-trotting family. Lemba refers to her father as an “adventurous doctor” who moved the family to d