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Zenzile Miriam Makeba (Johannesburgo, 4 de marzo de 1932 - Castel Volturno, Caserta, 10 de noviembre de 2008), conocida también como Mamá África, fue una cantante sudafricana y activista por los derechos humanos, [1] icono de la lucha contra el racismo y el apartheid en Sudáfrica.
24 de ene. de 2018 · An escape from Apartheid South Africa to New York for music schooling provided a broader education, and a relationship with singer Miriam Makeba opened the door to professional pop gigs, which...
His song "Soweto Blues", sung by his former wife, Miriam Makeba, is a blues/jazz piece that mourns the carnage of the Soweto riots in 1976. He also provided interpretations of songs composed by Jorge Ben, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Caiphus Semenya, Jonas Gwangwa, Dorothy Masuka, and Fela Kuti.
31 de ene. de 2017 · If you wish to expand your musical horizons, this is an excellent album to start with. Firstly, the album’s background. At the time of the recording, she was in exile. Her South African citizenship and right-of-entry had been revoked in response to her protesting against apartheid, and her longing to return home is palpable on this recording.
En 1998 Makeba publicó una primera autobiografía, Makeba: My story, en la que daba cuenta de su experiencia en Estados Unidos. La segunda, "Makeba: The Miriam Makeba story", coescrita con Nomsa Mwamuka, apareció en 2004. En la presentación, Makeba contaba que a los treinta y tres años le diagnosticaron un cáncer cervical, que logró vencer.
Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba released in 1960. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
The Boy's Doin' It is the seventeenth studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in New York City and in Lagos, Nigeria, and released in June 1975 via Casablanca Records label. The album was re-released on CD in 1998 on Verve Records with six additional tracks.
