Mama Africa

5.6
  • Genre:Documentary, Biography, Music
  • Production:Starhaus Filmproduktion
  • Released:2011-08-12
  • IMDB:tt1543029
Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy. Mika Kaurismäki's documentary, traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba.
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Review: ‘Mama Africa’ Remembers the Life of Miriam Makeba (Published 2018)  The New York Times

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Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba – The Rise, Fall, and Return of South African Singer/Activist  Town Topics

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A Miriam Makeba Biopic is in the Works  OkayAfrica

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South African Singer Miriam Makeba Getting Biopic Treatment  Deadline

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Miriam Makeba, and the fight goes on  Pan African Music

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A Zebra of a Different Color, or Another Pattern (Published 2013)  The New York Times

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