by admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
MIRIAM MAKEBA – MAMA AFRICA THE MUSICAL. Directed by Niyi Coker, Jr, with Jennifer Pau-Kakaza, Simangele Mashazi, Phelo Nodlayiya, Princess Dyani, Tabita Khoncwana, and more. Choreography Thandi Swaartbooi. JANE MAYNE There’s probably some kind of shortlist to be...
by admin | Jun 4, 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 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
MUSICALS which relate the story of the influential or famous individual provide a potent means of engaging and gaining insight into their lives and milieus – in an entertaining manner. We sing along and become immersed in their stories. Evita– based on the life of...
by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The United States Consulate General, Cape Town is proud to support the South African arts industry in telling the story of the Miriam Makeba during #BlackHistoryMonth. Makeba was a singer and activist that not only advocated against apartheid in...
by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
Miriam Makeba recorded ‘Pata Pata’ in 1967 with the help of American producer Jerry Ragovoy. It became a huge hit and Miriam Makeba used newfound fame to speak the injustices of apartheid. Her records were banned and South Africa and she was forced to live...
by admin | Jun 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The confident young black woman sitting on my left startles me with a sudden burst of tears in the dark. We are seated inside the Mother City’s Artscape Theatre watching Mama Africa the Musical. In her inspiring portrayal of the older Miriam Makeba,...
