Mourning Miriam Makeba

South African singer Miriam Makeba has died aged 76 in Italy. In an interview with Talk Radio 702 her publicist said Makeba died of a heart attack shortly after performing at an event near the town of Caserta.The veteran singer, known as “Mama Africa,” was taken to a clinic after falling ill after a performance at an anti-racism and anti-organized crime concert. Once of the first black South African singers to become internationally famous, Makeba was born on March 4, 1932, in a shantytown outside Johannesburg. She is probably best remembered for songs in her native Xhosa language with its distinctive clicking sounds – put Miriam Makeba: The Definitive Collection on your Christmas gift list if you haven’t heard her before

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