I TRULY LOVED HER MUSIC, HER LEGACY AND HER STAND AGAINST APARTHEID. SHE SHALL ALWAYS BE LOVED AND RESPECTED BY ME. HER SPIRIT LIVES ON...

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pata pata is still my favourite n mama africa. miss u n may u rest in peace.

I turn 65 this year, the voice, the style and this wonderful woman will be in my heart as it has for so many years. That Pata Pata is used on tv commercials should be an honor. A truly unique person, I shall miss her every day.

I am a 63 year old white guy ,who has been touched by your vibrant and beautiful voice .Your music will live on in our hearts .You will never leave us as there will always be someone who hears your music and is touched

your song pata pata is a wonderful song i love it so much i know when i saw you on you-tube you would be the one that would make me feel better and i would say you are so pretty and i would like to see you one more time plus it would be a honor to sing your song

Mazi I remember your dazzling concert in Eastman's theatre in Rochester(NY) in 1990, you came to say hello to us during the recess. I was awe struck and moved by your humility. your music continues to reverberate over the mountains anf shores of afrika. Lala qhawe la maqhawe. Mpho Molefe(Dubai).

I will never never forget the first time i saw you live, my 21 st birthday rds dublin ireland  , paul simons graceland tour, u guys stole the show and changed my life thank you for the music and the songs , mama afrika, will  miss and never forget u    hamba khala mama afrika

Caroline Shiel

16 years ago

Hi Brigid, Caroline here in Kinlough Ireland. I was trying to check if I could get your address on the internet and this site came up. Get in touch! Love Caroline

I was just a child when I first hear the songs of Mama Miriam Makeba, my late grand father was dancing saying this is what make South Africa so special songs like this they will make u think way back. When I hear those songs it remind me of my late grand father. I will always remember Mama Africa she will always stay in my heart for ever. May her soul rest in peace HAMBA KAHLE MAMA.

South Africa was truly blessed to have you as an icon. Your music was an inspiration to all and you will always be in our hearts. May your soul rest in peace MAMA!

hamba kahle mama Afrika we will all miss you, you were a wonderful person in & out. My ur spirit rest in peace. we'll also mis that beautiful & unique voice

WE WILL MISS YOU MAMA AFRICA. YOU VOICE HAS GONE SILENT AND YOUR CHAIR EMPTY BUT YOUR MEMORIES WILL LIFE FOREVER WE LOVE YOU REST IN PEACE

Heroin, Legend, International Songbird, Star in the Making & Star in the living!!! Your music and spirit will live on...like a soldier you went away doing what you liked the most...Resp in peace Mama Afrika

I was just a little girl when I was introduced to Miriam Makeba's music by my mother. My brother, sister and I were very little but her music always got us up and dancing to the delight of our wonderful mother. I feel such a loss today but I also feel comforted knowing that perhaps Ms. Makeba will meet my sweet mother in heaven and maybe they will sing and dance together. My deepest, heart felt condolences to the family.

One of the wonderful artists that I grew up with at home listening to was Miriam Makeba - I had the pleasure of going to school with her daughter Bongi (Music And Art) - As I grew up and became a special education teacher in New York I introduced my students to the wonderful voice and music of Miriam Makeba - Miriam - you have been a woman to look up to and aspire to - We will all miss you so very much - You spirit and music lives on in our hearts

We are so sad to hear the news. Pata Pata is still one of our favorite albums. We have great memories of a concert with Miriam and Hugh in Minneapolis some 25 years ago. Unique voice, enlivening music, uplifting message.

I was raised in a household in Soweto that adored Miriam Makeba and her music. So she became my favourite musician of all time. I have recently collected her old music from her exile days on Amazon.uk, and will cherish her voice and messages carried in her music for as long as I live. To her grand-children and greatgrand-children, my heart goes out to you in your moment of great loss. You will gain strength knowing that "Mazi's" passing is felt the world over, and that all of us who love her share your grief.

We love you Miriam Makeba. We will miss your beautiful smile. You was one of the original voices of Africa. Your music inspired a race of people. Rest in Peace

I remember as a child my mother brought an album home with the most beautiful woman on its cover. I listened to this album, which included Pata Pata, over and over again , and thinking this could someday be me. In the sixtees true blackness was shyed away from and she exuded the proud true beauty from the Mother Land. Her voice mesmorizing like nothing I ever heard. She evoked emotion and no one could sit still while listening to her vocal rhythms. I never had the opportunity to see Ms. Miriam Makeba in person but she remains a part of where I come from in my soul. Ella, Sara, Billie, Carmen and the many others who have gone on before, make a way your sister is coming home.

Your legacy will live on through the girls at the Makeba Centre whose lives you've changed forever.

I bought my first Miriam Makeba album when I was around 16. I am now 63, and I still love to listen to this wonderful woman sing. She was a great gift to this world, she is the Queen of her music. And I am thankful to be one of her many fans. Rest in peace Miriam knowing the world loves you.

I cried aloud when I heard of here death. I stoll have tears in my eyes. First heard her voice in about 1959. Was introduced to it by a physisist. She was the first female vocalist I bought a record of. Makes me wish I had known Ima Sumac.

Pata pata

Miriam Makeba sings her most famous song Pata Pata during a performance in the VARA TV-studios in Holland, 1979. Joining her on stage towards the end of the song is her granddaughter Zenzi. Zenzi's mother (the late Bongi Makeba) is one of the backing vocalists (in the blue dress).

South Africa we have lost, the best of the best..... I will always remember her music. You were my soul provider on African music, a very talented women. Mirriam Makeba I do believe that we have lost an Angel. To the Makeba Family "Alwehlanga lungehlanga". May your soul rest in piece.

that beautiful voice of love and hope will now be singing in God,s choir, will be a big loss for the american and african nation

Mama Makeba, you fought hard in what you believed in and that was the freedom that we are enjoying today, we will live to keep your memory alive through the numerous amounts of timeless classic. Keep the flame burning for US, REST IN PEACE MAMA MAKEBA, YOU WILL BE SURELY MISSED.

one of the highpoints of my life was seeing Miriam Makeba in person in Miami while Mandela was still in prison and the audience-equally half and half -white anb black- all joined in singing free Mandela -so the year must have been early 80's-I have her original albums from the 60's when Harry Belafone first introduced her to the American public-what a woman! The only drawback was at the same moment in the same facility Lena Horne was also being fetedp-what a shame these two icons could not have been presented at different times so that one could have participated in both! Nancy M Smith in Miami nmsmiami@aol.com

I went to watch you perform in Zimbabwe and what a treat it was and something I will never forget. My children now listen to your music as well. Your music will live through your fans my chidren and I. Rest in peace you very special woman with a voice like an angel.

one of the highpoints of my life was seeing Miriam Makeba in person in Miami while Mandela was still in prison and the audience-equally half and half -white anb black- all joined in singing free Mandela -so the year must have been early 80's-I have her original albums from the 60's when Harry Belafone first introduced her to the American public-what a woman! The only drawback was at the same moment in the same facility Lena Horne was also being fetedp-what a shame these two icons could not have been presented at different times so that one could have participated in both! Nancy M Smith in Miami nmsmiami@aol.com

Dear miriam the whole world will miss you you are the great woman

What a sad day for Africa. Miriam you were more than just an artist you were a mother to all of us. Through your music you counselled us and taught us to remember what is important in life. Your memory will always live on.

Dear Miriam, you will be missed. But you will live on through your music and acts forever. Rest in piece.