Miriam Makeba
Acting
Born March 4, 1932 — Died November 10, 2008
From Prospect Township, near Johannesburg, South Africa
Also known as Mama Africa
Biography
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 S...
Filmography
As Matter Speaks
'Khawuleza' singer (voice)
2025
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
20247.7
Africa Rising
Self - Musician (archive footage)
20197.5
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
Self
201610.0
Pieces of Lives, Pieces of Dreams
Self
2012
Mama Africa
Self (archive footage)
20115.6
Soul Power
Self (archive footage)
20096.5
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Self
20026.5
When We Were Kings
Self
19967.6
Sarafina!
Angelina
19926.1
Have You Seen Drum Recently?
19898.0
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
19886.5
Voices of Sarafina!
herself
19889.0
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
198810.0
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
Self
19876.1
Amok
Joséphine Sempala
19838.0
The Pan-african Festival in Algiers
Self
19696.0
Come Back, Africa
Miriam
19596.8