Miriam Makeba: The fame and exile of 'Mama Africa'

Miriam Makeba Honored with Google Doodle. Today, Google is celebrating South African singer and political activist Miriam Makeba. Makeba was born in Johannesburg in 1932. Her professional career began in 1950 as partMs. Makeba played a big role in several important cultural movements across her 50-year career. She stood up against apartheid, acting as one of South Africa's most vocal activists. She played with Paul Simon and Harry Belafonte, introducing AfricanMiriam Makeba, singer and prominent civil rights activist, has been honoured with a Google Doodle on what would have been her 81st birthday. Born in Johannesburg in 1932, she became the first black South African singerToday's Google Doodle honors South African performer Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) on what would have been her 81st birthday, March 4. (MORE: Person of the Year: Miriam Makeba, 1932-2008). One of the most

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