allAfrica.com
10 November 2008
Singer, song writer, political activist and actress Miriam Zenzi Makeba, or "Mama Africa" as she was popularly known, was born in Johannesburg on March 4 1932.
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allAfrica.com
10 November 2008
Miriam Makeba, the South African singing star whose career took off in the 1950s and who famously appeared at the United Nations to condemn apartheid, has died suddenly after a concert in Italy. She was 76.
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With all my heart.
In the springtime, near an hedge full of intentions, I see the blackbird of a youthful day: over a bridge, near a delicate sadness, with all my heart......
Francesco Sinibaldi
MAMA AFRICA hmm! what a ride that,s been. Rest in peace, so we pray and you,ve joined our glorious ancestors.Pan Africannist,freedon fighter,and one that had Africa in mind always,truely great AFRICAN.
AN IROKO TREE HAS FALLEN " OH DEATH WHO ARE THOU" WHY DO THE GOOD ONES GO DOWN TO THE GRAVE. MARIAM SANG TILL HER DEATH. AFRICANS ARE PROUD OF YOU. MAY HER GENTLE SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE. ADIEU MAMA AFRIQUE!
where is the video of her last song, please post it on youtube... we will so miss you. rest in peace, you did a lot to us. sing were ever you are.
please dont forget to post the concert on youtube
She has left a lot of good music behind, which will last for generations to come. I was introduced to Mariam Makeba by my mother who is a big fan of her, and I too have watched a few concerts of hers and she was marvelous!! May her soul rest in peace!
May you rest in perfect peace sweet Mama Miriam Zenzi Makeba. Your songs soothed, awakened the spirits of many and made them open their eyes to the suffering of Black South Africans. Your beauty radiated from deep within and shone brightly to illuminate the world in a class of its own. They were freedom songs filled with stories that will transcend time. Mama Miriam Zenzi Makeba your spirit has taken flight but your songs will live on forever!
Miriam Makeba lived her life to the last moment, doing what she loved. Her passing on is a loss to the world, as one who used her gifted voice, music and life for social activism and justice. It is my hope that artists, musicians and people across the world will use their gifts, influence and power to mobilise movements and take personal involvement in being the change that we wish to see in our worlds arrange.
Blessings and 'alutta continua', "la lucha continua," the struggle continues. Shalom, Shanti, La Paz sea contigo, As-Salamu'Alaykum - Peace be upon you!
Yours sincerely Seth Naicker Program and projects director Office of Reconciliation Studies Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive,# 2083 St. Paul, Minnesota 55112-6999, USA Tel: 651 638 6417 seth-naicker@bethel.edu indiAfrique - Training and Development smnaick@hotmail.com http://sethnaicker.myblogsite.com/
Miriam Makeba will be missed by the world community. Her tireless efforts for the rights of others will always be remembered.