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Best of ADIFF 2019: Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba

January 11, 2020 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Catch MAMA AFRICA: MIRIAM MAKEBA as part of our Best of ADIFF 2019 Program

Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959.

She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael.

Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy.

Mika Kaurismaki’s documentary traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba

Directed by Mika Kaurismaki, 2011, 90 min, USA/ South Africa / Germany, Documentary, English, Xhosa

**This event takes place at Teachers College, Columbia University- Room 408 Zankel**

Tickets: $11 – $13

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Location
Teacher’s College – Columbia University 
525 West 120th Street, Rm# 263 Macy – btwn Amsterdam and Broadway
New York NY 10027 US

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