Zenzile Miriam Makeba was a singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist from South Africa. Makeba’s career flourished in the United States, where she released several albums and songs, the most well-known of which was “Pata Pata” (1967). Makeba shared a Grammy Award with Belafonte for her 1965 album An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba.
Makeba testified at the United Nations against the South African government and became involved in the civil rights movement. In 1968, she married Stokely Carmichael, a Black Panther Party leader.
As a result, she lost white Americans’ support. The US government revoked her visa while she was traveling abroad, forcing her and Carmichael to relocate to Guinea.
Makeba kept performing, mostly in African countries, including several independence celebrations. Makeba began to write and perform music that was more explicitly critical of apartheid; her former husband Hugh Masekela’s 1977 song “Soweto Blues” was about the Soweto uprising. Makeba returned to South Africa after apartheid was abolished in 1990.
Who inherited Miriam Makeba money and estate?
The information of who inherited Miriam Makeba’s money and estate has not been revealed.
