Full Biography
Miriam Makeba was born on March 4, 1932, in the black township of Prospect, near Johannesburg, as the sole child of her father and the sixth of her mother. Her Xhosa father, Caswell Makeba, was a teacher who died when she was six years old. Christina Makeba, her Swazi mother, was a domestic worker who had already divorced her first husband and met and married Caswell shortly after.
Height and weight
Miriam Makeba’s height and weight are unknown
Nationality & Ethnicity
Miriam Makeba is a citizen of South Africa with a black accent
Education
Miriam Makeba’s educational background is not available on the internet
Any Other Information
Makeba later revealed that her mother had been advised that any future pregnancy could be fatal before she was conceived. Miriam and her mother did not appear to have a chance of survival following traumatic labor and delivery. Miriam’s grandmother, who was there at the birth, frequently whispered “uzenzile,” a Xhosa phrase that means “you brought this on yourself,” to Miriam’s mother during her recuperation, inspiring her to name her daughter “Zenzile.”
