Exiled from her native South Africa for her political stances for more than three decades, the African singing voice of a generation, the embodiment of the Pan-African ideal, Miriam Makeba was many things in her rich, at times tragic life. Her passing, which came right after a performance in Italy on Sunday, has inspired memories of this great woman and her myriad gifts not only to music, but also to humanity.
Here she is performing arguably her greatest song, “Pata Pata”
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