On this day, South Africans pause to celebrate the life and remarkable legacy of Miriam Makeba, the legendary singer and fierce activist whose contribution to music and social justice redefined the ...

This year also marks and coincides with the 40th Anniversary of the untimely passing of her beloved daughter Bongi Makeba (December 20, 1950 – March 17, 1985). Born Angela Sibongile Makeba, Bongi ...

People have told choreographer Nora Chipaumire that they found her dance-theater performance Miriam too dark. “It’s so black,” they complained. “What am I looking at?” they asked about this ...

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa She died just how she wanted to singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at ...

LITTLE ROCK — To be the voice of a nation speaking to the wider world is a tough mission for any performer. To be the voice of an entire continent is exponentially more difficult. Both were mantles ...

This powerful tribute from the Pacifica Radio Archives honors the life and legacy of Miriam Makeba—the legendary South African singer, activist, and global freedom fighter. Known as “Mama Africa,” ...

The late South African singing icon and civil rights campaigner, Miriam Makeba, has been honoured by the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) as the ‘Mama Legend’. This is a lifetime award for her musical ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy.