Biography & Wikipedia
Miriam Makeba was born on March 4, 1932, in Johannesburg, during a period of economic distress. Miriam was 18 days old when her mother, a domestic worker, was imprisoned for six months for illegally brewing beer to help make ends meet. She grew raised in Nelspruit, where her father worked as a clerk for Shell Oil.
Miriam Makeba was the first African music artist to win a Grammy Award for her 1965 collaboration with Harry Belafonte. Makeba and Sofia Gubaidulina split the 2001 Polar Music Prize. On May 27, 2002, they collected their award from King Carl XVI Gustaf during a nationally televised ceremony in Berwaldhallen in Stockholm. Rolling Stone ranked her 53rd among “The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time” in 2023.
Age and birthday
Miriam Makeba was born on March 4, 1932. She died in the year 2008, at the age of 76.
Height and weight
Miriam Makeba’s height and weight are unknown.
Nationality & Ethnicity
Miriam Makeba is a citizen of South Africa who is of black accent.
Education
Miriam Makeba is well-educated but her educational background is unknown
Political party and views
Miriam Makeba is not part of any political party.
Parents and siblings
Caswell Makeba, her Xhosa father, was a teacher who died when she was six years old. Christina Makeba, her Swazi mother, was a domestic worker who had already separated from her first husband and met and married Caswell shortly after.
Husband and children
Makeba married James Kubay, a police officer in training, in 1949, and they had their only child, Sibongile “Bongi” Makeba, in 1950. Makeba was then diagnosed with breast cancer, and her husband, who was claimed to have battered her, abandoned her after only two years of marriage. A hysterectomy a decade later helped her overcome cervical cancer.
Salary and net worth
Miriam Makeba’s net worth is $5 million as of 2023.
Social media: Instagram & Twitter
TWITTER: Miriam Makeba (@MiriamMakeba__)
INSTAGRAM: MIRIAM MAKEBA: MY STORY (@miriammakebamystory)
