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I didn’t have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came to New York City would show up at my apar… - Miriam Makeba
" "I didn’t have much, but I was always happy to share what I did have. It seemed like every African that came to New York City would show up at my apartment door at dinnertime, and I couldn’t turn them away. I wasn’t much older than any of them, but they started calling me ‘Mama Africa’ and the name stuck.
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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
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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
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Mirjam Makeba
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Miriam Zenat Makeba
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