Miriam Makeba 'Mama Afrika' - 1932 - 2008

Miriam Makeba, Africa's foremost musician and respected anti-apartheid campaigner, often said that she would sing until the last day of her life.

The late Miriam Makeba in the DR Congo.

  • Nigeria:   Miriam Makeba 'Mama Afrika' - 1932 - 2008

    Independent (Lagos), 12 November 2008

    Fittingly, the South African icon Miriam Makeba passed on after performing at a concert in Southern Italy against organized crime. The manner of her transition is a poignant… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Nation Says Farewell to Miriam Makeba

    BuaNews, 16 November 2008

    Hundreds of mourners arrived at the Coca Cola Dome in Northgate on Saturday to say their last goodbyes to Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy after a performance there last Sunday. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Miriam Makeba's Ashes Scattered at Sea

    BuaNews, 19 November 2008

    The ashes of Mama Afrika, who passed away after a performance in Italy last week, are to be scattered at the Cape Point at midday today. Read more »

  • Cameroon:   Snapshot - Memories of Miriam

    Post (Buea), 23 November 2008

    No amount of eulogies and tributes in honour of Miriam Makeba can be considered enough to match the fame and fortitude of that Grand Old Lady who dropped dead a fortnight ago in… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Miriam Makeba (1932 - 2008)

    This Day, 20 November 2008

    While she lived, Zenzile Miriam Makeba, Africa's foremost musician and respected anti-apartheid campaigner, often said that she would sing until the last day of her life. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Makeba, Mama Africa Dies At 76

    Leadership, 11 November 2008

    South Africa was yesterday thrown into shock and mourning following the death of South African singing legend, Miriam Makeba. Read more »

  • Botswana:   Miriam Makeba Was a Leading Light

    Mmegi, 14 November 2008

    South Africa's singer Miriam Makeba, who recently died was not just an extraordinary musician. Read more »

  • Botswana:   Remembering Mama Afrika

    Mmegi, 14 November 2008

    In the early hours of Monday, November 12, 2008, I woke up to very saddening and indeed, heartbreaking news of the sudden passing away of Mazi Miriam Zenzile Makeba, the legendary… Read more »

  • Botswana:   Remembering Mama Afrika

    Mmegi, 18 November 2008

    Miriam Makeba, affectionately known as Mama Afrika by her fans, was laid to rest over the weekend. May her soul rest in peace. Her death seven days ago was yet another rude… Read more »

  • Uganda:   Mazowe's Memories of Miriam Makeba

    New Vision, 15 November 2008

    SHELTON Mazowe, a Zimbabwean musician often met Miriam Makeba in the early days of her career. He reminisces about their friendship. Read more »

  • Uganda:   Miriam Makeba's Torch Snuffed Out

    Observer, 12 November 2008

    A month after she was here for the Warid Kampala Jazz Festival, South African singer Miriam Makeba, 76, is dead. Those who watched her put up her soulful Afropop show at the jazz… Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Life and Times of Makeba, Geraldo Pino

    Independent (Lagos), 11 November 2008

    Less than a week after the passage of Orlando Owo and few days to the burial of Chief Sunday Oliver Akanite, a.k.a Oliver de Coque, the cruel hand of death has again struck on the… Read more »

  • Botswana:   The Inspiration of Mama Afrika

    Mmegi, 13 November 2008

    News of the death of South African songstress, Miriam Makeba was received with shock not only in her homeland but all over the world. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Miriam Makeba Sings Home!

    Post (Buea), 20 November 2008

    She will be remembered for having vowed to "continue singing and never retire." Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Miriam Makeba in the Lyrics of History

    Vanguard, 14 November 2008

    Miriam Zenzile Makeba came to Nigeria in 1977. She was scheduled for a concert at the Tafawa Balewa Square. If tickets had been sold for the concert, I was too young to have money… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Makeba Gave Hope in Times Darkness

    Business Day, 14 November 2008

    MIRIAM Makeba was more than a singer and musician. She was the voice of a people caged and chained by centuries of bondage by those who saw in them something less than human. Read more »

  • Nigeria:   Miriam Makeba, Dies at 76

    Vanguard, 11 November 2008

    One of the voices of the anti-apartheid movement, Miriam Makeba, passed on yesterday following a heart attack she suffered while performing in Italy. She was 76. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Makeba's Body to Return Home

    BuaNews, 11 November 2008

    The Department of Foreign Affairs has begun the process of repatriating the body of Miriam Makeba back to South Africa for cremation. Read more »

  • South Africa:   Miriam Makeba Comes Home

    BuaNews, 12 November 2008

    Arts and Culture Minister Pallo Jordaan joined the Makeba family at OR Tambo International Airport to receive the mortal remains of the late singing legend Miriam Makeba on… Read more »

  • Botswana:   Makeba 'Faithful' Keep the Fire Burning

    Mmegi, 9 December 2008

    The late South African songbird Miriam Makeba should rest assured that her music has spread across the continent. Read more »

  • Botswana:   How Do People React to Sudden Death?

    Mmegi, 24 November 2008

    Known the world over as "Mama Africa", South Africa's foremost lady of song, Miriam Makeba died suddenly after performing at a concert in Italy. Read more »

  • South Africa:  Miriam Makeba Sang the Music of Her Roots

    allAfrica, 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. Read more »

  • South Africa:  Miriam Makeba Sings to the Last

    allAfrica, 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… Read more »

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