Makeba Mooncycle | en
Shes toured with MC Lyte on her tour with Kriss Kross, recorded songs with a host of artists, including Heather Headley, MC Lyte, Sunz of Man, Royal Fam, Monkee (Junk Yard Tactics), Mahog Bless and most notably with Talib Kweli on Lunchroom Classics - a single from the compilation album Tags of the Time, and was a writer for the European based magazine WICKED. Makeba has not only written and recorded music, shes immersed herself in the business behind it, working in Product Management, promotions, retail, radio, and publicity. She had two management companies Duke da Moon, in which she...
Zenzile Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), also known as Mama Africa, was beyond dispute one of South Africa's true legends. Born March 4, 1932 in Johannesburg, Miriam Makeba was barely 21 years old when she, as a member of the Manhattan Brothers, reached for the stars in her home country. It didn't take long before Miriam Makeba's career was brought to another level. In 1966 she received a Grammy Award for the album An Evening with Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba, making her the first African artist to win a Grammy. Her star rose further when she released her 1967 globally acclaimed...
