News has come in from Italy this morning that prominent South African singer Miriam Makeba has passed away today from an apparent heart attack. Makeba, who collapsed while exiting the stage right ...

South African singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba has died of a heart attack in Italy at the age of 76, her ...

Cynthia Erivo will portray Miriam Makeba in ‘The Road Home’, alongside Thabo Rametsi and Guy Pearce. South Africans express ...

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Cynthia Erivo and Guy Pearce have been cast in musical drama The Road Home. The Wicked actress and The Brutalist actor will star alongside Silverton Siege's Thabo Ramesti in the upcoming film about ...

Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked,” “Harriet”), Thabo Rametsi (“Silverton Siege”) and Guy Pearce (“The Brutalist,” “Ink”) are set to ...

African music icon Miriam Makeba’s life was defined by duality. She was a proud South African who embraced both her heritage and Black American culture but didn’t feel completely accepted in either ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa She died just how she wanted to singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at ...

South Africa’s world-famous singer and activist, Miriam Makeba (1932-2008) would have turned 90 on March 4th. Born Zenzile Miriam Makeba in Johannesburg’s Prospect township, she had a life of ...

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Our final story this hour is a remembrance of one of Africa's first international superstars. Miriam Makeba fought apartheid in South Africa through music. Last night, during a performance in Italy, ...