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Makeba

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Makeba
Miriam. born 1932, South African singer and political activist; banned from South Africa from 1960 to 1990


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James Brown, Sister Sledge, BB King, Bill Withers and Miriam Makeba.
With other South African musicians of the era -- such as the recently deceased Miriam Makeba to whom he was once married -- Masekela played a key role in inspiring the musical fight against apartheid.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Zenzile Makeba Gqwashu Nguvama Yikethel' Ingxowa Bantwana Balomzi Xa Ufun' Ubajabulisa Ubaphekel' Imbiza Yotywala Sithi Xa Saku Gqiba Ukutya Sithathe Izitya Sizi Khabe Singama Lawu Singama Gqwashu Singama Nqamla Ngqithi--her full name, as she wrote in a letter to Time magazine in the 1960s--has gone to her ancestors.
 
 
 
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