Miriam Makeba: The fame and exile of 'Mama Africa'

Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist. In the 1960s she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music in the U.S. and around theGoogle today is honoring the 81st birthday of South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba with a homepage doodle. A figure of a singing Makeba replaces the second "g" in the Google logo. Makeba, known to many as Mama Africa, was born in 1932 nearToday would have been the 81st birthday of Miriam Makeba, who dedicated her life to music and civil rights activism. Google has commemorated Makeba in an illustration on their homepage, which shows her singing against a background inspired by AfricanMiriam Makeba, singer and prominent civil rights activist, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on what would have been her 81st birthday. Born in Johannesburg in 1932, she became the first black South African singer to attain global recognition.This post showcases eight songs that are performed by South African vocalist Miriam Makeba. Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award-winning South African singer
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