Miriam Makeba: March 4, 1932 - November 10, 2008
Monday November 10, 2008
Miriam Makeba, August 2007
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Miriam Makeba, a South African singer and activist, has died in Italy. She was a voice for freedom in South Africa and around the world, though she did not consider herself a political singer and under apartheid, her music was officially banned in her own country. She became popular in the 1960s in the United States, though her marriage to Stokeley Carmichael and her move to Guinea led to a drop in popularity there.
Some obituaries:
- Miriam Makeba, South African songstress, dies at 76 - International Herald Tribune
- South African musical legend Miriam Makeba dies - Associated Press
- South African singer Miriam Makeba dies - Reuters (Washington Post)
- Mandela's tribute to Makeba - BBC/UK
- S African icon Miriam Makeba dies - BBC/UK
- South African Singer Miriam Makeba Dies
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An obituary of Miriam Makeba, including details of her childhood, early career in London and New York, her health struggles, and how she overcame exile from South Africa.
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