Quote by: Miriam Makeba

And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite.


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Author Bio


  • NameMiriam Makeba
  • DescriptionSouth African singer and civil rights activist
  • AliasesMama Africa
  • BornMarch 4, 1932
  • DiedNovember 10, 2008
  • CountrySouth Africa
  • ProfessionSinger
  • WorksA Promise
  • AwardsCommandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Polar Music Prize