2011
Mama Africa
6.4/10
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 19...
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Mama Africa
Genre: Drama, Dokumenter
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 Kaurismäki'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.
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Mika Kaurismäki
Director
Mika Kaurismäki, Don Edkins
Writers
Cast
Miriam Makeba
As Self (archive footage)
Harry Belafonte
As Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Cleaver
As Self
Nelson Mandela
As Self (archive footage)
Kwame Ture
As Self (archive footage)
Leopoldo Fleming
As Self
Lorraine Gordon
As Self