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Mama Africa poster
Trailer
Mama Africa
6.4
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1h 32m
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2011
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Miriam Makeba poster
Miriam Makeba
Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte poster
Harry Belafonte
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver poster
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Nelson Mandela poster
Nelson Mandela
Self (archive footage)
Kwame Ture poster
Kwame Ture
Self (archive footage)
Leopoldo Fleming poster
Leopoldo Fleming
Self
Lorraine Gordon poster
Lorraine Gordon
Self

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