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Miriam Makeba

Acting · Born March 4, 1932 · Prospect Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa

Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), 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.

Movies with Miriam Makeba

• Sarafina! (1992) — Angelina
• Mama Africa (2011) — Self (archive footage)
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024) — Self (archive footage)
• When We Were Kings (1996) — Self
• A Musical Christmas from the Vatican (2001) — Self
• Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) — Self
• Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974) (2016) — Self
• Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002) — Self
• The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988) — Self
• Soul Power (2009) — Self (archive footage)
• Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert (1987) — Self
• The Pan-African Festival in Algiers (1969) — Self