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Quick Facts
- NAME: Zensi Miriam Makeba
- OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: March 04, 1932
- DEATH DATE: November 10, 2008
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Prospect Township, South Africa
- PLACE OF DEATH: Castel Volturno, Italy
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Miriam Makeba was a popular black South African singer who became known as Mama Afrika and introduced Xhosa and Zulu songs to Western audiences.
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Miriam Makeba was born March 4, 1932 in Prospect Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa. Her singing appearance in the documentary film Come Back, Africa attracted the interest of Harry Belafonte. With his help, Makeba settled in the US, where she embarked on a successful singing and recording career. In 1965 she and Belafonte won a Grammy Award for best folk recording. Makeba died in 2008.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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