Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba albums

Zenzile Miriam Makeba ( mə-KAY-bə, Xhosa: [máˈkʼêːɓà̤] ; 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. Born in Johannesburg to Swazi and Xhosa parents, Makeba was forced to find employment as a child after the death of her father. She had a brief and allegedly... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Pata Pata - #2: Malayisha - #3: What Is Love
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1.1967Pata Pata101

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1.10/1967

Pata Pata

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US 12 • US AC 36 • US R&B 7

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[Reprise 0606]
written by Jerry Ragovoy & Miriam Makeba greentick


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is/was married to Hugh Masekela


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