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Mama Africa: Miriam Makeba

ArtMattan Productions | Release Date: January 19, 2018

Summary: 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. Mika Kaurismaki'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.

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Runtime:	90 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	http://www.africanfilm.com/MiriamMakeba.html
Production:	ARTE
Genres:	Biography, Music, Documentary
Countries:	DE, FR, ZA, FI
Languages:	English, French

Director	Credit
Mika Kaurismäki	Director

Writer	Credit
Don Edkins	Written By
Mika Kaurismäki	Written By

Principal Cast	Credit
Abigail Kubeka	Herself
Angélique Kidjo	Herself
Bageot Bah	Himself
Bongi Makeba Lee	Herself
Harry Belafonte	Himself
Kathleen Cleaver	Herself
Leopoldo Fleming	Himself
Lorraine Gordon	Herself
Miriam Makeba	Herself
Stokely Carmichael	Himself

Cast	Credit
Nelson Lumumba Lee	Himself
Nelson Mandela	Himself
Sipho Mabuse	Himself
Winnie Mandela	Herself
Zenzile Monique Lee	Herself

Producer	Credit
Debra Odutuyo	Producer
Don Edkins	Co-Producer
Hans Robert Eisenhauer	Co-Producer
Mika Kaurismäki	Co-Producer
Peter Dress	Line Producer
Rainer Kölmel	Producer
Wasiliki Bleser	Creative Producer