![]() In 1956 when she joined a new all-woman group called the “Skylarks”, they sang a blend of jazz and traditional South African melodies. She recorded her first hit, “Laku Tshoni Ilanga” with the group in 1953, which shot her into the limelight.īorn Zenzile Miriam Makeba in 1932, Makeba, popularly known as Mama Africa, would become one of the first African musicians to gain worldwide recognition, but not without some challenges. After suffering from cervical cancer and an abusive marriage when she was 17, the South African music icon started her professional musical career with the Cuban Brothers, a South African all-male close harmony group.Īt 21, she joined the jazz group, the Manhattan Brothers, as the only woman and they sang South African songs and a mix of popular African-American ones. ![]() ![]() Miriam Makeba derived her musical inspiration from her family. ![]()
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