Did you know? The first African to win a Grammy.This is Mariam Makeba alternatively known as Mama Africa. Born in 1932 to Swazi and Xhosa parents in South Africa 🇿🇦 She was f0rced to marriage at 17 years. The marriage turned to be abusive prompting a divorce.

Did you know?

The first African to win a Grammy.

This is Mariam Makeba alternatively known as Mama Africa. Born in 1932 to Swazi and Xhosa parents in South Africa 🇿🇦 She was f0rced to marriage at 17 years. The marriage turned to be abusive prompting a divorce. 

Having great vocals, she started singing anti-apartheid songs earning her a global recognition. In 1959, she featured in the film "Come Back Africa" and later on relocated to US where devoted her time to music and recorded her first complete album.

In 1977, she released her song "Soweto Blues" which hit global waves. She's a renowned mistress of Afro Pop music. In 1990 after abolition of apartheid government, she returned to South Africa where she featured in the film SARAFINA. Listen to her interviews and you'll know the treasure she was, she is and she'll forever be.

In her absence, her music remain the best. In her absence, her interviews displays her intelligence. In her absence, we know why she's known as Mama Africa. She died in 2008 during a concert in Italy out of heart attack.