Miriam Makeba, Rest In Peace.

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Miriam Makeba, Rest In Peace.

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The great South African musician and human rights activist Miriam Makeba has passed away. "Mama Africa" was 76 years old, and died of a heart attack after a performance in Italy. [a href="vny!://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/world/africa/11makeba.html?hp"]Link to New York Times Obituary[/a]. Above: In 1960, a very young Miriam Makeba [a href="vny!://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spuz9X8fWjI"]performs the song "Into Yam"[/a], in the movie [a href="vny!://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Back,_Africa"]"Come Back, Africa."[/a]

Vivek Golikeri

Her music is immortal. It will never die.