Miriam Makeba

The sultry voice shall be heard no more. The “Mama Africa”, Miriam Makeba presented the South Africans a hope to live when the country was gripped by political changes that was not in the favor of the people. She has died of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy. Miriam was 76 when she died.

Miriam’s career is studded with performances with musical legends from around the world that includes jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon. She has also sung for world leaders such as John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela. She was banned from South Africa for over 30 years due to her distinctive style, which included jazz, folk and South African township rhythms.

“Her haunting melodies gave voice to the pain of exile and dislocation which she felt for 31 long years. At the same time, her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us”, once Mandela have referred about Makeba. He also added that it was “fitting” for a great singer like her to die on the stage.

Her family reported that Makeba collapsed on the stage after performing her  most famous hits Pata Pata.

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