81st Birthday to Miriam Makeba

Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award-winning South African singer and civil rights activist. In the 1960s she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music in the U.S. and around the world. Wikipedia

Born: March 4, 1932, Johannesburg Died: November 9, 2008, Castel Volturno Albums: Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba, Miriam Makeba, More Children: Bongi Makeba