Miriam Makeba

Actor 7 · 1969 – 2024 · 🎬 7 · 🇿🇦 South Africa

Zenzile Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.

All · 7 🎬 Movies · 7

Music documentary Drama History Family

Highlights

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

2016

When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

1996

Frequent Collaborators

Patrice Lumumba

2 shared

Nina Simone

2 shared

Mbongeni Ngema

Mbongeni Ngema

2 shared

Oscar Monteiro

2 shared

Ben Salama

2 shared

Fidel Castro

2 shared

All decades 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s

🎬 Movies

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

actor

2024

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)

actor

2016

When We Were Kings

When We Were Kings

actor

1996

Sarafina!

Sarafina!

actor

1992

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

actor

1988

Amok

Amok

actor

1983

The Pan-african Festival in Algiers

The Pan-african Festival in Algiers

actor

1969

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