(Maybe this is posted elsewhere. I don't know.)

Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 - 10 November 2008) was a South African singer and civil rights activist. The Grammy Award winning artist is often referred to as Mama Afrika.


http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iADsHJtOwoS0MpUakjqb5qUdVSbw

(Maybe this is posted elsewhere. I don't know.)

Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 - 10 November 2008) was a South African singer and civil rights activist. The Grammy Award winning artist is often referred to as Mama Afrika.


http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iADsHJtOwoS0MpUakjqb5qUdVSbwand if i may add from a musical perspective,mariam makeba was a fine singer whose[1967]song[pata pata]was a big hit in the black community and is considered a classic today.

Rest in peace Miriam Makeba