Miriam Makeba aka Mama Afrika Imm Youmm Wemm
from Live from Paris and Conakry South Africa (1932 2008) Miriam Makeba, also known as Mama Africa, was beyond dispute one of South Africas true legends. Born March 4, 1932 in Johannesburg, Miriam Makeba was barely 21 years old when she, as a member of the Manhattan Brothers, reached for the stars in her home country. It didnt take long before Miriam Makebas career was brought to another level. In 1966 she received a Grammy Award for the album An Evening with Harry Belafonte Miriam Makeba,
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