Miriam Makeba took ill near the southern Italian town of Caserta following a concert. She fell ill after having sung for half an hour in support of Roberto Saviano, a writer threatened with death by the Mafia, at Castel Volturno, near Naples.
She died at a nearby clinic of a heart attack. Miriam Makeba was South Africa's first superstar,although she was banned and exiled for more than 30 years. She sang for President John F Kennedy and addressed the United Nations. She was granted honorary citizenship to 10 countries.
She married black power activist Stokely Carmichael and moved to Guinea in the 1960's. Makeba was invited back to South Africa by Nelson Mandela in 1990.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment