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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, K'naan, Angelique Kidjo, Juanes, Cafe Tacuba, Mahotella Queens, Zucchero Fornaciari, Chico Buarque, Vanessa Paradis, Tony Allen, Shooter Jennings, Faudel, Lucky Dube, Tinariwen, Arielle Dombasle, King Sunny Ade, Jorge Ben Jor, Pink Martini, Daara J, Kristi Stassinopoulou, Maria Bethania, Horace Andy, Donavon Frankenreiter, Sa Dingding, Gal Costa, Freshlyground, Amparanoia, Souad Massi, Salif Keita, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Rhett Miller, Rachid Taha, Femi Kuti, Vusi Mahlasela, Idir, Ismael Lo, Kevin Johansen, Springbok Nude Girls, Yerba Buena, China Forbes, Lenine, Nara Leao, Orange Blossom, Boubacar Traore, Pablo Milanes, Wasis Diop, The Bathers, Wrasse Records, Issa Bagayogo, Chris Berry, Lokua Kanza. Excerpt: Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 - 10 November 2008), 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. She is best known for the song "Pata Pata," first recorded in 1957 and released in the U.S. in 1967. She recorded and toured with many popular artists, such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, and her former husband Hugh Masekela. She actively campaigned against the South African system of apartheid. As a result, the South African government revoked her citizenship and right of return. After the end of apartheid she returned home. She died on 10 November 2008 after performing in a concert organized to support writer Roberto Saviano in his stand against the Camorra, a mafia-like organisation local to the Region of Campania. Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born in Johannesburg in 1932. Her mother was a Swazi sangoma (traditional healer-herbalist). Her father, who died when she was six years old, was a Xhosa. When she was eighteen ...
