Miriam Makeba
RIP: Miriam Makeba, South African singer
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From YouTube: From Pollstar: Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76. In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world - jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul...
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Mama Africa, RIP
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Album:The Queen of African Music - 17 Great Songs
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Miriam Makeba, the first Black woman to win a Grammy Award, the first Black woman to break ground on many fronts, has died.The highlights of her life and career in bullet points courtesy of the BBC:1932: Born Johannesburg, South Africa 1959: Stars in the jazz opera King Kong and anti-apartheid film Come Back, Africa, met Harry Belafonte 1960: Barred from South Africa 1963: Testifies against ...
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