« Ooh-ee, Makeba, Makeba ma che bella ». Si à la lecture de ces paroles la chanson vous est rentrée en tête, c’est sûrement que vous êtes un utilisateur régulier de TikTok. Le titre « Makeba » de ...

Le tube planétaire de Miriam Makeba, « Pata Pata », avait fait le buzz à sa sortie en 1967 et n’a pas pris une ride au fil des années. Ecrite dans la langue Xhosa, la chanson a d’ailleurs été utilisée ...

The 1967 global hit “Pata Pata,” sung by Johannesburg-born Zenzile Miriam Makeba, wasn’t South Africa’s freedom anthem—apartheid wouldn’t end for another 27 years—but it provided the opening riff for ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for 30 years under apartheid, died early Monday after a concert in Italy. She was ...

South African activist and singer Miriam Makeba visited playwright and singer Somi Kakoma—known in jazz circles by her first name only—in her dreams. It was 11 years ago, and Somi was mourning her ...

She died just how she wanted to — singing on stage for a good cause. And her songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at her passing.Miriam Makeba, the “Mama ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy.

South Africans are mourning the loss of Grammy-winning singer Miriam Makeba, who died in Italy last night (Nov. 9). By Diane Coetzer South Africans are mourning the loss of Grammy-winning singer ...

Miriam Makeba, whose voice gave South Africans hope when the country was gripped by apartheid, has died of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76. Our final story this hour is a ...