by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Three days of foot stomping energy, with audiences enjoying traditional dance to the tunes of songs that have stood the test of time – the first-ever performance of Miriam Makeba Mama Africa – The Musical was a fitting tribute to legendary South African...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
LONG before world music became a genre, before Paul Simon met Ray Phiri, and before Ladysmith Black Mambazo started winning Grammys, Miriam Makeba introduced international audiences to South African music. The singer and civil rights activist, who began her career in...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
When NiyiCoker considers Africa’s contributions to modern music, he can’t help but think of Miriam Makeba, the acclaimed South African singer and activist who introduced international audiences to the continent’s sounds. It’s impossible to separate Makeba’s art from...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
By popular demand, Miriam Makeba Mama Africa The Musical will be staged at Artscape Theatre from 02 – 12 February 2017. The story of the life and career of the Grammy award winning singer and civil rights activist, is delightfully told in the musical, written/directed...
by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
MAMA AFRICA: THE MUSICAL, the bio-musical about Miriam Makeba, will be staged at Artscape Theatre Centre in South Africa this February, with tour dates booked for the United Kingdom in March and Nigeria in May. Starting as a cross-continental cultural project, MAMA...
