WOMAD

Miriam Makeba

From South Africa

The WOMAD team would like to send their sincere condolences to Miriam Makeba's family and friends at the untimely death of the undisputed queen of world music 'Mama Africa'. Miriam died after collapsing at a concert last week in Italy aged 76.
It has been a privilege for us to present Miriam Makeba at many WOMAD festivals around the world, always to a hugely enthusiastic and appreciative audience. A truly international star and an outspoken opponent of South Africa's apartheid regime, she was a dedicated supporter of human rights and political justice and received the title of Goodwill Ambassador to the United Nations from Thabo Mbeki. We fondly remember her last performance with us at WOMADelaide in 2006.