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Makeba : the Miriam Makeba story / by Miriam Makeba in conversation with Nomsa Mwamuka.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML420.M16 A5 2004
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Makeba, Miriam.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Makeba, Miriam--Interviews.
- Makeba, Miriam.
- Women singers--South Africa--Interviews.
- Women singers.
- Singers--South Africa--Interviews.
- Singers.
- South Africa.
- Local Subjects:
- Makeba, Miriam.
- Genre:
- Interviews.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 259 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Johannesburg, South Africa : STE Publishers, 2004.
- Summary:
- A lavishly illustrated coffee table book. Chronicles Makeba's life from her early days growing up on the Rand and performing with the Manhattan Brothers to her departure from South Africa. It details her life in America and friendship with Harry Belafonte, her performance for President John F Kennedy alongside Marilyn Monroe, her marriage to Stokely Carmichael and her time in Conakry, Guinea, before moving to Europe, her homecoming and her ultimate decision to remain in South Africa. Black and white and colour photographs of Miriam touring and performing, of her fashions and political colleagues, bring this book to life. An index, glossary, discography and complete list of original compositions round off a comprehensive work.
- Notes:
- Discography and chronology of awards: pages 254-258.
- ISBN:
- 9781919855394
- 1919855394
- OCLC:
- 58432006
- Publisher Number:
- 99967933423
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