R.I.P. Miriam Makeba - Goodbye Mama Afrika we shall surely miss you

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R.I.P. Miriam Makeba - Goodbye Mama Afrika we shall surely miss you

We will be presenting our tribute to Miriam Makeba on BadGalsRadio on WED 11/12/08; she will be our featured artist in this edition of The RawRootsPodcast
Bless Mama Afrika - Miriam Makeba, and bring peace to her family and loved ones.

A Luta Continua Mama Afrika !

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N’Kosi Sikeleli Africa- With Miriam Makeba

Singer Miriam Makeba dies aged 76

Miriam Makeba was a leading symbol in the struggle against apartheid

South African singing legend Miriam Makeba has died aged 76, after being taken ill in Italy.

She had just taken part in a concert near the southern town of Caserta, the Ansa news agency reported.

The concert was on behalf of Roberto Saviano, the author of an expose of the Camorra mafia whose life has subsequently been threatened.

Miriam Makeba is taken to hospital in an ambulance near Naples

Ms Makeba appeared on Paul Simon’s Graceland tour in 1987 and in 1992 had a leading role in the film Sarafina!

Ansa said she died of a heart attack.

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