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- She used her platform to draw worldwide attention to its racist policies and horrific treatment of black South Africans. As a result, her music was banned in the country and her citizenship revoked.
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Many of her songs were banned within South Africa, leading to Makeba's records being distributed underground, and even her apolitical songs being seen as subversive. She thus became a symbol of resistance to the white-minority government both within and outside South Africa. [ 10 ]
Nov 11, 2008 · But Makeba became an exile when the South African government made her passport invalid. Her first album, Miriam Makeba, in 1960, was backed by Belafonte's band, although the deal with RCA...
- Early Years
- Art as Activism
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- A Legacy Spanning Generations
Her musical beginnings in the 1940s were at Kilnerton College, a Methodist elementary school where she sang in the school choir. The school’s alumni include South Africa’s former chief justice Dikgang Moseneke, Professor Khabi Mngoma, a hugely influential figure in music education, as well as struggle icon Lilian Ngoyi. Makeba’s break into the prof...
Her artistry extended beyond the stage, beyond her impeccable vocals and her sophisticated interpretations of international and South African repertoire. Her very presence in the United States stood as a form of activism against the apartheid government who had attempted to silence her and erase her from the consciousness of her people. Makeba’s li...
What I appreciate most about Makeba is the way in which she not only embraced but leaned into her sexuality and sensuality. The way she moved her body on stage was often provocative, drawing the audience into her world. She understood acutely the power of her black body and its curvature. Her aesthetic of natural hair and minimal make up (if any at...
Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, believes that Africans singing in their native language is an international act of decolonisation and a marker of Pan African identity. Academic Aaron Carter-Enyi acknowledged Makeba’s influence on other African singers to sing in their mother tongues. Like Benin’s Angelique Kidjo who sings in Yoruba, Mali’s Oumou S...
Nov 9, 2008 · She lived in the US thereafter and her records were banned in South Africa. In 1966, she won a Grammy award for An Evening with Harry Belafonte in 1965. She was also the first black woman to have a Top-Ten worldwide hit with Pata Pata in 1967.
Sep 30, 2024 · In 1963 the South African government banned her records and revoked her passport. In 1964 she married trumpeter and fellow Belafonte protégé Hugh Masekela. Although the couple divorced two years later, they maintained a close professional relationship.
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Miriam Makeba moved to New York in 1959 and began performing across the country and appearing on U.S TV. In 1960, shortly after the Sharpeville Massacre, Miriam discovered her South African...
Mar 4, 2022 · Makeba would describe life in apartheid South Africa when introducing her songs and would use every opportunity to address inequality. As analysed by academic Louise Bethlehem, Makeba’s work resisted the apartheid state’s threat to dismantle the very place of African art and culture in the world.
