Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Zenzile Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer and civil rights activist...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionWorld Music Singer
Date of Birth4 March 1932
CityJohannesburg, South Africa
one-day looks obstacles
I look at a stream and I see myself: a native South African, flowing irresistibly over hard obstacles until they become smooth and, one day, disappear - flowing from an origin that has been forgotten toward an end that will never be.
wise men mystery
Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them
writing people telling-the-truth
The conqueror writes history, they came, they conquered and they write. You don't expect the people who came to invade us to tell the truth about us...
voice roots people
I kept my culture. I kept the music of my roots. Through my music I became this voice and image of Africa and the people without even realising,
thinking people together
Be careful, think about the effect of what you say. Your words should be constructive, bring people together, not pull them apart.
running age world
Age is getting to know all the ways the world turns, so that if you cannot turn the world the way you want, you can at least get out of the way so you won't get run over.
I do not sing politics. I merely sing the truth.
hair style black
I see other black women imitate my style, which is no style at all, but just letting our hair be itself. They call it the Afro Look.