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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 Kaurismaki'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.
Original Release
08/12/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Miriam Makeba | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Bageot Bah | Self |
Harry Belafonte | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Stokely Carmichael | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Kathleen Cleaver | Self |
Leopoldo Fleming | Self |
Lorraine Gordon | Self |
Abigail Kubeka | Self |
Bongi Makeba Lee | Self |
Nelson Lumumba Lee | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Miriam Makeba | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Bageot Bah | Self |
Harry Belafonte | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Stokely Carmichael | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Kathleen Cleaver | Self |
Leopoldo Fleming | Self |
Lorraine Gordon | Self |
Abigail Kubeka | Self |
Bongi Makeba Lee | Self |
Nelson Lumumba Lee | Self |
Zenzile Monique Lee | Self |
Sipho Mabuse | Self |
Nelson Mandela | Self / Self (archive footage) |
Winnie Mandela | Self |
Hugh Masekela | Self |
Dorothy Masuka | Self |
Zamo Mbutho | Self |
Joe Mogotsi | Self |
Lionel Rogosin | Self |
William Salter | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mika Kaurismäki | Producer |
Wasiliki Bleser | Producer |
Peter Dress | Producer |
Don Edkins | Producer |
Hans Robert Eisenhauer | Producer |
Rainer Kölmel | Producer |
Debra Odutuyo | Producer |