Makeba

Download or read book Makeba written by Miriam Makeba and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miriam Makeba's life began in poverty in South Africa, amid the cruelties of the apartheid system. From here she rose to become an internationally known singer, first introduced to an international audience by Harry Belafonte in 1959 and admired by figures such as John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela. When her singing talents led her abroad, the power of her new celebrity status made her a potential threat to the minority white South African government and she was exiled from her home and family.