Quote from: Truth Topic

Everybody now admits that apartheid was wrong, and all I did was tell the people who wanted to know where I come from how we lived in South Africa. I just told the world the truth. And if my truth then becomes political, I can't do anything about that.


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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