Acting
Miriam Makeba
1932 · Prospect Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa
21 films
Bio
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.
Filmography
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
Self
Mama Africa
Self (archive footage)
LBJ
Music
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
A Musical Christmas from the Vatican
Self
When We Were Kings
Self
The Road Home
Songs
Sarafina!
Angelina
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Come Back, Africa
Miriam
Soul Power
Self (archive footage)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Self