Miriam Makeba

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musician
singer
civil rights activist
gptkbp:advocatesFor women's rights
anti-apartheid movement
children's rights
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:UNESCO_International_Music_Council_Music_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate March 4, 1932
gptkbp:birthPlace Johannesburg,_South_Africa
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Harry_Belafonte
gptkbp:deathDate November 9, 2008
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:Italy
Exile_in_the_United_States
Exile_in_Guinea
gptkbp:famousFor her unique vocal style
her activism in the 1960s
her autobiography 'Makeba: My Story'.
her_performances_in_Europe_and_America
her_role_in_the_film_'Come_Back,_Africa'.
gptkbp:firstSeason to_win_a_Grammy_Award
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Miriam Makeba
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Paul_Simon
gptkb:Angelique_Kidjo
gptkb:Youssou_N'Dour
world music
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
gptkbp:influencedBy folk music
jazz
African_music_traditions
gptkbp:knownFor her music and activism against apartheid
gptkbp:legacy inspired generations of musicians and activists.
gptkbp:nationality South_African
gptkbp:notableSong The Click Song
Pata_Pata
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:the_United_Nations
gptkbp:placeOfDeath heart attack
gptkbp:receives Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Massachusetts
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Western_Cape
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:MCA_Records
gptkb:Reprise_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Stokely_Carmichael
Tshabalala