Miriam Makeba, also known as "Mama Africa " was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 4, 1932. Singer of jazz and world music is appreciated for his political involvement against the regime of 'apartheid and in his role as delegate to the United Nations. He starts to sing at a professional level in the '50s, with the group Manhattan Brothers . Create, then his own group, The Skylarks , which mixes jazz and traditional music of South Africa. In 1959 South African jazz singing in the musical King Kong with Hugh Masekela who subsequently became her first husband.
Despite being a successful singer, the late '50s, earning Makeba not owed from his recordings. This leads her to consider leaving South Africa for the United States. In 1960 participates in the anti-apartheid documentary Come Back, Africa and was invited to the Venice Film Festival . Arrived in Europe decides not to return home.
He moved to London, where he met Harry Belafonte that helps it to run in the U.S. and be appreciated as an artist. In America, affects many of his hit songs: Pata Pata , The Click Song ("Qongqothwane" in the Xhosa language) and Malaika .
Despite being a successful singer, the late '50s, earning Makeba not owed from his recordings. This leads her to consider leaving South Africa for the United States. In 1960 participates in the anti-apartheid documentary Come Back, Africa and was invited to the Venice Film Festival . Arrived in Europe decides not to return home.
He moved to London, where he met Harry Belafonte that helps it to run in the U.S. and be appreciated as an artist. In America, affects many of his hit songs: Pata Pata , The Click Song ("Qongqothwane" in the Xhosa language) and Malaika .
PATA PATA (2007)
In 1966, Makeba earned a Grammy for best folk recording for the album An Evening with Belafonte / Makeba , engraved with Belafonte. The album tackles overtly political themes with regard to the situation of blacks in South Africa under the apartheid regime. Already in 1963, Makeba gave her testimony to the Committee against Apartheid of the United Nations. The South African government contends the banning his records and exiled.
in 1968 is his second marriage to the civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael , the event raises clamor in the United States also causing the cancellation of their record contracts. The Carmichael and Makeba then move to Guinea where they make friends with President Ahmed Sekou Toure and his wife. The Makeba separated from Carmichael in 1973 is continuing to sing, especially in Africa, South America and Europe. He was also the role of delegate of Guinea to the United Nations and, therefore, he won the Dag Hammarskjöld for Peace in 1986.
Following the death of her only daughter, Bongi , in 1985, Makeba moved to Brussels. In 1987 he collaborated with Paul Simon's Graceland album tour. A short time later, he published his autobiography, Makeba: My Story .
In 1990, Nelson Mandela convinces her to return to South Africa. Also in 1990, Makeba participates as a competitor at the Sanremo Festival (singing in an edition that provides the combination with foreign singers) presenting "Give Me a Reason " version of " should not think that you "performed by Caterina Caselli .
in 1968 is his second marriage to the civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael , the event raises clamor in the United States also causing the cancellation of their record contracts. The Carmichael and Makeba then move to Guinea where they make friends with President Ahmed Sekou Toure and his wife. The Makeba separated from Carmichael in 1973 is continuing to sing, especially in Africa, South America and Europe. He was also the role of delegate of Guinea to the United Nations and, therefore, he won the Dag Hammarskjöld for Peace in 1986.
Following the death of her only daughter, Bongi , in 1985, Makeba moved to Brussels. In 1987 he collaborated with Paul Simon's Graceland album tour. A short time later, he published his autobiography, Makeba: My Story .
In 1990, Nelson Mandela convinces her to return to South Africa. Also in 1990, Makeba participates as a competitor at the Sanremo Festival (singing in an edition that provides the combination with foreign singers) presenting "Give Me a Reason " version of " should not think that you "performed by Caterina Caselli .
In 1992 he starred in Sarafina! The scent of freedom , film inspired by the Soweto riots of 1976 , as the mother of the protagonist. In 2002 he took part also documentary Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony , always on apartheid. In 2001 he received the Otto Hahn Medal for Peace. The following year he won the Polar Music Prize with Sofia Gubaidulina . In 2004, ranking the 38th in the ranking of "great South Africans" curated by SABC3. In 2005 he undertook a world tour farewell to the stage, singing in all the countries he had visited in his career.
died of a heart attack in Italy November 10, 2008, during his last performance in Castel Volturno, near Caserta in an anticamorra concert dedicated to the writer Roberto Saviano .
died of a heart attack in Italy November 10, 2008, during his last performance in Castel Volturno, near Caserta in an anticamorra concert dedicated to the writer Roberto Saviano .
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