It was not a ban from the government. It was a cancellation… - Miriam Makeba

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It was not a ban from the government. It was a cancellation by people who felt I should not be with Stokely because he was a rebel to them. I didn't care about that. He was somebody I loved, who loved me, and it was my life.

Miriam Makeba

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Miriam Makeba (4 May 1932 – 10 November 2008) was a South African Grammy-awarded singer, songwriter, author, actress, former UN ambassador, and civil rights activist, also known as "The Empress of African Song" and Mama Africa.

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Pen Names: Mama Africa

Birth Name: Zenzile Miriam Makeba

Alternative Names: Miriam Zenzi Makeba • Zensile Makeba Qgwashu Nguvama Yiketheli Nxgowa Bantana Balomzi Xa Ufnu Ubajabulisa Ubaphekeli Mbiza Yotshwala Sithi Xa Saku Qgiba Ukutja Sithathe Izitsha Sizi Khabe Singama Lawu Singama Qgwashu Singama Nqamla Nqgithi • Mirjam Makeba • Miriam Zenat Makeba

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