African music, though very old, is always being rediscovered in the West. - Miriam Makeba

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African music, though very old, is always being rediscovered in the West.

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About Miriam Makeba

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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