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Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop , jazz , and world music , she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.
Jun 28, 2024 · Miriam Makeba (born March 4, 1932, Prospect Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa—died November 10, 2008, Castel Volturno, near Naples, Italy) was a South African-born singer who became known as Mama Afrika, one of the world’s most prominent Black African performers in the 20th century. The daughter of a Swazi mother and a Xhosa father ...
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Mar 17, 2015 · Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist.In t...
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Feb 3, 2015 · https://itunes.apple.com/za/album/mama-afrika-1932-2008/id919125435 ZAhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mama-afrika-1932-2008/id919125435 UShttps://itunes.ap...
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Strut presents an all-time classic of South African music, the definitive remastered edition of Miriam Makeba’s ‘Pata Pata’, her first album recorded for Rep...
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Mar 2, 2022 · Makeba performing in Johannesburg in 2005. LEXANDER JOE/AFP via Getty Images. Makeba, who would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022, was a hugely influential artist and an icon of African liberation ...
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Zenzile Miriam Makeba was, and remains, one of the most iconic figures of the African music scene. Known for her outstanding vocal talent, the singer, songwriter, and activist was a fierce opponent of South Africa’s apartheid regime and a lifelong freedom fighter. Born in Johannesburg in 1932, Makeba started singing from a young age through ...
