Miriam Makeba: The fame and exile of 'Mama Africa'

Ms. Makeba played a big role in several important cultural movements across her 50-year career. She stood up against apartheid, acting as one of South Africa's most vocal activists. She played with Paul Simon and Harry Belafonte, introducing African

Ms. Makeba played a big role in several important cultural movements across her 50-year career. She stood up against apartheid, acting as one of South Africa's most vocal activists. She played with Paul Simon and Harry Belafonte, introducing African

It would have been singer Miriam Makeba's 81st birthday today, and Google has commemorated the day for the woman known as Mama Africa, who recorded and performed with the likes of Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon and

It would have been singer Miriam Makeba's 81st birthday today, and Google has commemorated the day for the woman known as Mama Africa, who recorded and performed with the likes of Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon and

Google today is honoring the 81st birthday of South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba with a homepage doodle. A figure of a singing Makeba replaces the second "g" in the Google logo. Makeba, known to many as Mama Africa, was born in 1932 near