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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