Miriam Makeba

Miriam Zenzi Makeba·

South Africa· Johannesburg

Grammy Award-winning South African singer, also known as "Mama Afrika", born March 4th, 1932, in Johannesburg and died November 10th, 2008, in Castel Volturno, Italy. She sang with The Skylarks and The manhattan brothers, before landing a role in the musical King Kong in 1959. She left for London where she met Harry Belafonte, who invited her to America. Makeba is widely regarded as the first lady of South Africa traditional music. At one time married to Hugh Masekela, she became an international superstar in the USA and the UK, before being able to return to South Africa once the political situation had improved.

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Discography

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Miriam Makeba

1960

Miriam Makeba

Discography

Miriam Makeba

Makeba - Belafonte

The Many Voices Of Miriam Makeba

The World Of Miriam Makeba

The Voice Of Africa

An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba

Makeba Sings!

The Magnificent Miriam Makeba

All About Miriam

The Magic Of Makeba

Pata Pata

Makeba!

Forbidden Games / Willow Song

Keep Me In Mind

A Promise

A Promise / We Got To Make It

Country Girl

Comme Une Symphonie D'Amour

African Convention

Songs From Africa

Sangoma

Welela

Kilimandjaro - Live In Conakry

Eyes On Tomorrow

Sing Me A Song

Papa Kouyaté

Homeland

Reflections

Live At Bern's Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden, 1966

Forever

Click Song

Click Song * U Shaka