A pioneer of both African jazz and World Music, Hugh Masekela was equally notable as a social activist who spent 30 years in exile from his native South Africa as a tireless voice for the ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy.

Political movements often have their protest music -- a soundtrack of passion and change. But in South Africa, the music seemed to sometimes sustain the movement itself. Nelson Mandela understood this ...

South African singer Miriam Makeba, one of Africa's best known voices and a champion of the fight against apartheid during three decades in exile, has died of a heart attack after a concert in Italy.

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A biopic on late South African singer and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba is in the works. Makeba was an outspoken advocate against South Africa’s apartheid and was one of Africa’s most popular ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — She died just how she wanted to — singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa She died just how she wanted to singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans struggled with their grief at ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy.

It's worth pausing to consider not only the legacy and achievements of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who died Thursday, but also the rich musical associations of his life.