Their story
Known as "Mama Africa," Miriam Makeba became the voice of Black South Africa during the darkest years of apartheid. Exiled from her homeland in 1960 after testifying against apartheid at the United Nations, she performed worldwide, collaborated with Harry Belafonte, and made the Click Song a global hit. Her song Pata Pata reached number one in several countries. She returned to South Africa in 1990 at Nelson Mandela's personal invitation and in 2008 died on stage in Italy at 76, performing at a benefit concert until her last breath.