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Zenzile Miriam Makeba had a life of remarkable global impact. She contributed to black people’s struggle for liberation and defended the integrity of African identity.

Zenzile Miriam Makeba had a life of remarkable global impact. She contributed to black people’s struggle for liberation and defended the integrity of African identity.

In commemorating what would have been South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba’s 90th birthday, it is fitting to pay tribute to her legacy of activism not only as a black African woman often living in exile in a western society but also as an artist who used her craft to teach and conscientise the world about Africa.

She travelled and sang all over southern Africa with top bands like the Manhattan Brothers and the Elite Swingsters.

South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022.

One of South Africa's most iconic musicians, Miriam Makeba would have turned 90 on 4 March, her legacy in art and activism is extensive.

South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022. Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johann

Makeba, who would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022, was a hugely influential artist and an icon of African liberation and identity.

South Africa’s world famous singer and activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on 4 March 2022. Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johann

Dolly Rathebe, the musical legend of Sophiatown, is part of South Africa’s rich heritage and history. Sophiatown was a much-storied suburb and vibrant cultural hub in Johannesburg that was destroyed by the South African state in 1955. Its 60,000 black residents were forcibly removed to Meadow...