Miriam Makeba #BornOnThisDay 🎶🖤🎶 Grammy Award-winning South African singer, also known as "Mama Afrika", born March 4th, 1932, in Johannesburg and died November 10th, 2008, in Castel Volturno, Italy. She sang with The Skylarks and The manhattan brothers, before landing a role in the musical King Kong in 1959. She left for London where she met Harry Belafonte, who invited her to America. Makeba is widely regarded as the first lady of South Africa traditional music. At one time married to Hugh

The legacy of iconic singer Miriam Makeba and her art of activism

Miriam Makeba was one the most influential African performers of the 20th century, introducing many in the U.S. to African music on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1962 and appearing on the cover of Time magazine in 1967. Dreaming Zenzile brings her stunning music and life story back to the stage. FEB 23 - 27 in Boston! Don't wait, get tickets now at https://artsemerson.org/events/dreaming-zenzile/ | ArtsEmerson