Miriam Makeba

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UN goodwill ambassador actress anti-apartheid activist civil rights activist human musician singer songwriter

Miriam Makeba was a renowned South African singer and civil rights activist, celebrated globally as "Mama Africa" for her powerful anti-apartheid music and advocacy.

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Label Occurrences
Miriam Makeba canonical 12
Miriam Makeba (1960 album) 1
Zenzile Miriam Makeba 1

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instanceOf UN goodwill ambassador ⓘ
actress ⓘ
anti-apartheid activist ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
advocatedFor end of apartheid ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
racial equality ⓘ
alias Mama Africa ⓘ
The Empress of African Song ⓘ
linked to: Mama Africa
autobiography Makeba: My Story ⓘ
awardReceived Dag Hammarskjöld Peace Prize ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording ⓘ
linked to: Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance

Polar Music Prize (citation/recognition) ⓘ
linked to: Polar Music Prize

UNESCO Grand Prix du Disque ⓘ
linked to: Grand Prix du Disque
birthName Zenzile Miriam Makeba ⓘ
linked to: Miriam Makeba
buriedIn Johannesburg ⓘ
linked to: Johannesburg, South Africa
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
child Bongi Makeba ⓘ
citizenship Belgium ⓘ
Guinea ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
collaboratedWith Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
Harry Belafonte ⓘ
Hugh Masekela ⓘ
Nina Simone ⓘ
Paul Simon ⓘ
countryOfBirth South Africa ⓘ
countryOfDeath Italy ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1932-03-04 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2008-11-09 ⓘ
diedAfter performing at an anti-mafia concert ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
ethnicity Xhosa ⓘ
exiledFrom South Africa ⓘ
genre Afro-pop ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
world music ⓘ
honor Order of Ikhamanga in Gold ⓘ
influenced African popular music ⓘ
global world music ⓘ
knownFor anti-apartheid activism ⓘ
civil rights advocacy ⓘ
click consonant singing style ⓘ
popularizing African music internationally ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Xhosa ⓘ
Zulu ⓘ
livedIn Belgium ⓘ
Guinea ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to: United States of America
name Miriam Makeba ⓘ
nationality South African ⓘ
notableAlbum Makeba! (1963 album) ⓘ
Miriam Makeba (1960 album) ⓘ
linked to: Miriam Makeba

Pata Pata (1967 album) ⓘ
Sangoma ⓘ
The World of Miriam Makeba ⓘ
notableWork Malaika ⓘ
Pata Pata ⓘ
Qongqothwane ⓘ
Soweto Blues ⓘ
The Click Song ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
civil rights activist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performedAt United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
placeOfBirth Johannesburg ⓘ
linked to: Johannesburg, South Africa
placeOfDeath Castel Volturno ⓘ
politicalCause anti-apartheid movement ⓘ
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ
reasonForExile opposition to apartheid ⓘ
spouse Bongi Makeba's father (name: James Kubay)? ⓘ
Hugh Masekela ⓘ
Sonny Pillay ⓘ
Stokely Carmichael ⓘ
subjectOf documentary film "Mama Africa" ⓘ
yearOfExile 1960 ⓘ

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Stokely Carmichael → spouse → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Xhosa people → hasNotablePerson → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Sarafina! → starring → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Ferncliff Cemetery → notableBurial → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
subject linked to: Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, United States
Miriam Makeba → name → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Miriam Makeba → birthName → Zenzile Miriam Makeba ⓘ
linked to: Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba → notableAlbum → Miriam Makeba (1960 album) ⓘ
linked to: Miriam Makeba
Jamaica Farewell → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Ferncliff Cemetery → hasNotableBurial → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Zaire 74 → performer → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
subject linked to: Zaire 74 music festival
Hugh Masekela → associatedAct → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Hugh Masekela → spouse → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
Angélique Kidjo → influencedBy → Miriam Makeba ⓘ
subject linked to: Angelique Kidjo
Goapele → hasMusicalInfluence → Miriam Makeba ⓘ