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Who was Makeba? The life of Miriam Makeba

12m · History Detective · 11 Jan 18:00

You have probably heard the viral song Makeba on Tiktok, but did you know that the song is about the South African singer and Human Rights activist Miriam Makeba?

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Who was Makeba? The life of Miriam Makeba

You have probably heard the viral song Makeba on Tiktok, but did you know that the song is about the South African singer and Human Rights activist Miriam Makeba?

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Contact: Twitter @HistoryDetect, Instagram @HistoryDetective9, email  [email protected]

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All  music written and performed by Kelly Chase.

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