South African singer Miriam Makeba, known as Mama Africa, has died at age 76.
Performing “Pata Pata” in 1979:
Performing “Mayibuye”
Performing with Paul Simon:
South African singer Miriam Makeba, known as Mama Africa, has died at age 76.
Performing “Pata Pata” in 1979:
Performing “Mayibuye”
Performing with Paul Simon:
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I’d like to take some time away from folk music to tell you a little bit about my grandmother, Luella Grant, who died on Tuesday. That’s her, at the right, in a photo from 1935.
Luella Martin was born in Pliny, West Virginia, the 18th and final child of John Franklin Martin, who was 67 when she [...]
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