PRETORIA (Reuters) – Late South African singer Miriam Makeba remains an inspiration 14 years after her death, prompting jazz artist Somi to pay tribute with new twists on the anti-apartheid icon’s ...

1. Malaika; 2. Where I Can Go; 3. Mama Afrika; 4. Song for Miriam; 5. Pata Pata; 6. From Sicily; 7. To Afrika; 8. Ninna nanna; 9. Good-bye Zenzi; 10. Sangoma.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — She died just how she wanted to — singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer known to fans worldwide as Mama Africa, performs during her last concert in Castel Volturno, southern Italy, late Sunday night, Nov. 9, 2008. Photo by (AP Photo ...

The late South African singing icon and civil rights campaigner, Miriam Makeba, has been honoured by the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) as the ‘Mama Legend’. This is a lifetime award for her musical ...

The last several weeks brought the news of the recent deaths, less than one month apart, of two vocal artists whose lives and careers were identified with the struggle against racial oppression. Born ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after ...