Miriam Makeba

Actor 10 · 1969 – 2024 · 🎬 10 · 🇿🇦 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.

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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

Soul Power

Soul Power

2009

Frequent Collaborators

Hugh Masekela

4 shared

Mbongeni Ngema

Mbongeni Ngema

2 shared

Stewart Levine

2 shared

George Plimpton

George Plimpton

2 shared

James Brown

James Brown

2 shared

B.B. King

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

Soul Power

Soul Power

actor

2009

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

actor

2002

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

Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert

Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert

actor

1987

Amok

Amok

actor

1983

The Pan-African Festival in Algiers

The Pan-African Festival in Algiers

actor

1969

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