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Makeba

British

/ məˈkeɪbə /

noun

Miriam. 1932–2008, South African singer and political activist; banned from South Africa from 1960 to 1990

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Part of Bradford's City of Culture programme, her concert will highlight iconic tracks from legends including Miriam Makeba, Fela Kuti and Youssou N'Dour.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025

South Africa's Mariam Makeba was the first to win one - Best Folk Recording - in 1966 for her collaboration with Harry Belafonte, called simply An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025

“Good News” is full of gorgeous young bodies, but it is also a treasure trove of portraits of powerful women, including Elizabeth Taylor, Helen Suzman and Miriam Makeba.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2024

Makeba, a star from the 1960s through her death in 2008, pioneered the form broadly known as world music.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

I was listening to a popular program called “Rediffusion Service,” which featured most of the countiy’s leading African singers: Miriam Makeba, Dolly Rathebe, Dorothy Masuku, Thoko Shukuma, and the smooth sound of the Manhattan Brothers.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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