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Mama Africa (2011)

ALL 08/12/2011 (en) Drama, Documentary 92 Min
  • Release
    08/12/2011
  • Production
    Starhaus Filmproduktion, ZDF, ARTE, Marianna Films, YLE, Millennium Film
  • Rotten tomato
    64%
  • Original title
    Mama Africa
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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Overview

Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy. Mika Kaurismäki's documentary, traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba.

  1. Mika Kaurismäki

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Miriam Makeba

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Harry Belafonte

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Kathleen Cleaver

    Self

  4. Nelson Mandela

    Self (archive footage)

  5. Kwame Ture

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Leopoldo Fleming

    Self

  7. Lorraine Gordon

    Self

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 3

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Mama Africa (2011) 92 Min

ALL 08/12/2011 (en)
Drama, Documentary
  • Release 08/12/2011
  • Production
    Starhaus Filmproduktion, ZDF, ARTE, Marianna Films, YLE, Millennium Film
  • Original title Mama Africa
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy. Mika Kaurismäki's documentary, traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba.

  1. Mika Kaurismäki

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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