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Farewell Mama Afrika: Miriam Makeba Passes On

The Soweto Blues = The Worldwide Blues...

R.I.P. Mama Afrika. She died in Castel Volturno, near Caserta, Italy, of a heart attack, shortly after taking part in a concert organized to support writer Roberto Saviano in his stand against the Camorra, a mafia-like organisation

See also this stirring rendition of N'Kosi Sikeleli Africa:

Posted by Christian Sarkar on November 10, 2008 1:50 AM |

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