Sad news today, Miriam Makeba, one of my favorite singers died. She had a long and amazing life and kept singing til she died! This little article doesn't do her justice! So awesome. Read her autobiography! (If you want to)
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South African Singer Miriam Makeba Dies
November 10, 2008 , 10:00 AM ET
Diane Coetzer, Johannesburg
South Africans are mourning the loss of Grammy-winning singer Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy last night (Nov. 9).
The singer has been described as "one of the greatest songstresses of our time," by the country's Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, and tributes to Makeba are pouring in from her creative collaborators.
Makeba died at the Veneto Verde hospital near Naples after performing at the Castel Volturno.
Although no official word has been received of the cause of death, the 76-year-old reportedly suffered a heart attack after taking part in a concert for Roberto Saviano, a writer threatened with death by the Mafia over his expose "Gomorrah." Her last performance was a half-hour set alongside other singers and artists.
Makeba's publicist, Cape Town-based Marc le Chat, has confirmed that the singer had been struggling with arthritis over the past years but had still been accepting key live dates.
Many here are seeing it as important that "Mama Africa" -- as Makeba was dubbed -- died after performing for a cause that puts human rights in the spotlight.
Makeba had first come to fame as a singer with the Manhattan Brothers in the 1950s. She later formed her own group, the Skylarks, and joined the cast of the now iconic musical "King Kong." In 1959 she starred in the anti-apartheid documentary "Come Back, Africa," which led to a meeting with Harry Belafonte, who helped Makeba gain entry to the United States, where she lived in exile.
Among her many notable achievements was becoming the first African woman to win a Grammy, gor Best Folk Recording in 1966 with Belafonte for "An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba." Makeba also scored hits with "Pata Pata" and "The Click Song."
 
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wow, what a voice! I had never heard her before. Is there something that you most highly recommend?
The whole album 'Africa' is amazing!!! Probably my favorite, the most rounded I'd say.
very sad indeed.
"Democracy Now" payed homage today.
utofbu: yea, i heard about this on the radio this morning. they played a clip of her singing a song about watching out for police men, "mama run from the police" or something along those lines in her language. the music/voice was touching.
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yeah great suggestive RnB roots in that song too... Innovator deluxe... RIP
rip mama africa
 miriam makeba, hugh masakela, brenda fassie, the soweto choir all of those guys, sang songs of suffering, songs of hope and promise but after the elections man, i remember being 9 years old, watching it on the tele and their songs were now songs of celebration... papalote said: "utofbu: yea, i heard about this on the radio this morning. they played a clip of her singing a song about watching out for police men, "mama run from the police" or something along those lines in her language. the music/voice was touching." It's called 'Khawuleza' (Hurry Mama Hurry!) and there's a youtube vid that i can't seem to link... awesome post
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