Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba
ArtMattan Productions | Release Date: January 19, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 8, 2018
What ultimately stands is a portrait of a woman for whom the term "cultural ambassador" was meant, whose dynamic range and earth-wide smile made the words and sounds pouring from her like a hand extended, a heart exposed, a story of the world made achingly real. Read full review
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The New York TimesBen KenigsbergJan 18, 2018
Like many biographical documentaries, it resembles a lengthy highlight reel of crucial events from its subject’s life, without much in the way of style or perspective. Read full review
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Village VoiceSerena DonadoniJan 18, 2018
Mama Africa is a rough sketch of Makeba’s complex life and her influence on world music (as well as folk, jazz, and Afropop), but this queen deserves a monarch-sized portrait that fully showcases her part in the tumultuous social, political, and cultural movements that reshaped the world around her. Read full review
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