For this year’s Icons & Influences issue, we asked 10 artists to pay tribute to the women who have shaped their sound, provided an example, and inspired them to break down barriers. Benin-born singer ...

ST. LOUIS — Zenzile Miriam Makeba’s decades-long award-winning musical career and her importance in African history and culture will be honored on stage by The Repertory Theater. To begin the story, ...

ArtsEmerson is presenting “Dreaming Zenzile,” a musical based on the life of Miriam Makeba, at the Emerson Paramount Center at the end of the month. Miriam Makeba was a South African singer, ...

When I think of the Rumble in the Jungle, I see the face of Miriam Makeba and hear “Amampondo.” African children chant in unison, clap their hands, and stamp their feet. Meanwhile, Muhammad Ali walks ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The musical is Somi Kakoma’s thank-you note, written across generations, to the South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba. By Alexis Soloski If ...

In “Dreaming Zenzile,” songwriter/playwright/performer Somi Kakoma’s theatrical homage to the celebrated musical artist and activist Miriam Makeba, death arrives dressed in white, looking sharp and ...

Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba are hands down the king and queen of South African music. The onetime husband and wife gained worldwide pop cred as hit-makers in the ’60s while agitating for the end ...

The triumphant career of the South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba, after a bruising early life, receives a fittingly radiant tribute in “Dreaming Zenzile,” a new show blending biography and ...

Miriam Makeba was one of Africa’s first global stars. Her debut in Lionel Rogosin’s “Come Back, Africa” in 1959 garnered critical acclaim and top honors at the Venice Film Festival and brought ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy.

On this day, South Africans pause to celebrate the life and remarkable legacy of Miriam Makeba, the legendary singer and ...

Miriam Makeba was perfectly willing to be "the only oldie onstage" at the Birchmere on Sunday night. In a soft and raspy voice, the South African legend chatted about her approaching 70th birthday, ...