Zenzile Miriam Makeba (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 ...
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
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Sarafina!
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Come Back, Africa
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The Panafrican Festival in Algiers
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
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When We Were Kings
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Amok
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Soul Power
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Have You Seen Drum Recently?
Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
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Mama Africa
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Africa Rising
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Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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The Cosby Show
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Tonight in Person
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The Steve Allen Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
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A Kettle of Colour
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Cachitos de hierro y cromo
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Bio’s Bahnhof
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Le Grand Échiquier
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Exiles
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Numéro un
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