In 1960, after testifying against the contraventions of South Africa’s apartheid government at the United Nations, Miriam Makeba’s passport was revoked and she was effectively exiled from her country.
Her status as an activist only grew stronger after this. She became a global figure, a symbol of the struggle for justice and for human rights. It was only in 1990 that she was allowed to return home, already a cultural ambassador for the music of her people.
She was one of the first women to pioneer the genre now called Afro pop. Blending…
