Miriam Makeba

By mila.pomes

  • Born

    Born
    She was born on the 4th of March in 1932 in South Africa, specifically in Johanes Burgo. She was the daughter of one Shaman of a tribe called Xhosa. When she was a child she stated in pretoria and she started to sing in Sophiatown.
    She spent her first six months of life in a prison with his mother.

  • the first time that Makeba sings with his group

    the first time that Makeba sings with his group
    Makeba started to sang in 1950 with the group Manhattan Brothers, after which she founded his own band, The Skylarks, which mixed jazz with traditional South African music.

  • Trips

    Trips
    After seeing that she could not carry out in her country the musical career, the singer traveled to Venice (Italy) to get to London (United Kingdom), where she met Harry Belafonte, who helped enter the United States.

  • Pata Pata

    Pata Pata
    The worldwide success of Makeba was Pata Pata, in 1967. Her musical career took off much more and he recorded for RCA.
    This success prompted President John F. Kennedy to invite her to her birthday party and to coincide with Marilyn. Monroe.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF1wRDOboEE

  • Her daughter

    Her daughter
    Her daughter (Bongi Makeba) died in an accident in 1985. She was a South African singer/songwriter. She was the only child of singer Miriam Makeba with her first husband, James Kubay.
    Angela Sibongile Makeba was born in South Africa in 1950, when her mother was 18 years old. The name Bongi by which she became known is a shortened version of her middle name Sibongile, which means "We are grateful".

  • My Story

    My Story
    In 1998 Makeba published a first autobiography, Makeba: My Story, in which she gave an account of her experience in the United States.
    She wrote his autobiography, published in the USA and England, it was translated into German, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and in Japanese

  • Government

    Government
    Makeba returned to Guinea in 1990, where Nelson Mandela, offered to participate in his government.
    She condemned the apartheid (Radical racism in South Africa) and criticized the system, which gave her a lot of enemies in the South African government.

  • AWARDS

    AWARDS
    For his humanitarian activity she won numerous international awards:
    In 2001, she gave her the Otto Hahn Peace Prize.
    In 2002 she won the Polar Music Prize
    In 2010 she won ten MTV Africa Music Legend Award

  • Died

    Died
    Makeba died 76 years after offering his last concert in southern Italy. Makeba suffered a heart attack just after acting in the city of Caserta.
    His remains were repatriated to the Republic of South Africa, where they received status honors.