I am a Nigerian and I grew up on Mama Miriam Makeba. My late Dad and I were huge fans. As a singer, I learnt the art of lead and backup singing from listening to her music. She was phenomenal!
I am sure most Nigerians of my generation knew Mama Makeba and other freedom singers from SA. We could sing all the songs with the emotion and fire it conveyed! Those were the days Africa banded together
I love this song so much. I can listen to it on repeat for days. The strange sensation enjoying a devastating and sad story told with such beauty. Tracy Chapman has that same skill.
Pretty sure this is from a Paul Simon concert in SA. Either way, Mama Africa is in full force here. The clarity in her voice is simply amazing. And what a performance by the band!
During the dark days😢😢😢✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼 "There was a full moon in the Golden City (Joburg) knocking at the door was a man (Police) without pity accusing everyone of conspiracy. 💔💔💔
This type of music must be given air play very often because that's where our history as a nation and our future is. We are the nation of peace and our believe rely in music.
Ever since I was a teen I heard of Miriam Makeba and loved her songs and her activities so much. So good to hear her on you tube. God Bless! Her family and dear friends and fans.❤️☝️💕😍
The Lyrics 😭😭😭 "killing our Nation without any publicity" Woman who spent years in exile, at some point she couldn't come back to bury her mother because of the evil regime of apartheid. During the dark days
No Miriam did in fact buried her daughter bongie in guinea cornakry. Its her mother whom she was not able to bury because the apartheid government revoked her passport in the early 60s
Et pourquoi rire de la mort de ces pauvres enfants à qui on a interdit de parler leur langue maternelle ? 🙄😒👶 Please translate with Google (the language is French)
1976 - Soweto - Apparently 15000 school children a protest march. 575 were killed and over 2000 injured. Bastards. And people wonder why Mugabe is not a nice forgivable person like Mandela was. Context. Perspective. Ignorance. History. Shit is more complicated then the average judgemental person thinks.
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I'm a Nigerian but at 11 years old I could sing every line of this song with all the emotions potrayed here. 💜
I love you already for that.
Swears
I love this song with my soul 😊
Same here.
I am a Nigerian and I grew up on Mama Miriam Makeba. My late Dad and I were huge fans. As a singer, I learnt the art of lead and backup singing from listening to her music. She was phenomenal!
I am sure most Nigerians of my generation knew Mama Makeba and other freedom singers from SA. We could sing all the songs with the emotion and fire it conveyed! Those were the days Africa banded together
Who’s listening today !!!!!?
I am.
May 2024.
I am
OMG! Mama Africa takes u on a spiritual journey everytime u listen to her sing.
I love this song so much. I can listen to it on repeat for days. The strange sensation enjoying a devastating and sad story told with such beauty. Tracy Chapman has that same skill.
I am sorry you can but must not compare.
AS SOUTH AFRICANS WE DONT CELEBRATE HER ENOUGH AND IT MAKES ME SAD
My goodness, the talent on this stage from band to vocalists
, Moses Molelekwa, Bra Hugh, Ta Nca, Ray Phi, Mama Africa
And Tony Cedras, the keyboard player
Cream of the crop of SA musicianship here people....appreciate it
She's gone but her spirit lives forever 😢
I still cry for our mother continent.
Pretty sure this is from a Paul Simon concert in SA. Either way, Mama Africa is in full force here. The clarity in her voice is simply amazing. And what a performance by the band!
My tears roll wen I always hear this song....love u mama Africa
Linkolns
Me too. I cannot hear her sing this song without tears streaming down my face.
During the dark days😢😢😢✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
"There was a full moon in the Golden City (Joburg) knocking at the door was a man (Police) without pity accusing everyone of conspiracy. 💔💔💔
This type of music must be given air play very often because that's where our history as a nation and our future is. We are the nation of peace and our believe rely in music.
Ever since I was a teen I heard of Miriam Makeba and loved her songs and her activities so much. So good to hear her on you tube. God Bless! Her family and dear friends and fans.❤️☝️💕😍
our braa John selolwane frm Botswana on rythm guitar.ray phiri on lead guitar.ntokozo zungu on drums.bakhithi khumalo on bass guitar
This is SA back then with the heart of Africa and supported by Africa. Now SA killing their own black brothers .😢😭
It's complicated
Love you but too late my dear, you gone when I was lost. Now I found you, will love you again as I did in the fifties,❤🙏🏽👋🏽✊🏾👍🏾👴🏽
This song is so Awesome and Meaningful. REST IN POWER MY QUEEN.
1st intro to Miriam...love it so much. Welela was my 2nd. Why isn't she celebrated and lauded????? Just one old white ladies opinion.
Happy birthday Mama Africa!❤️
History is reality...
C'est ce qui s'est vraiment passé à Soweto !
😭👶😭🤬. RIP
You made cry then and now I cry even more now that what you fought for is a lost ffd paradise as the rogues steal everything 👎🏿😢😠😥🥵😕
Still relavant. Beautiful, first time hearing this❤
Mama Africa let the spirit of patriotism be filled in your children
This is so very powerful
My favorite song from the queen..... R.I.P🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
This song is very sad and you just think how many children were killed! It's 2018 some are still missing 😭😭✌️✌️✌️
We will see them again when Paradise is restored as in Heaven also on Earth!!
...Bullets were flying, the Children were dying....sad song on events in Apartheid South Africa...
Will feature MM and this song... along with Makhadzi's recent release... in my ESL class for Women's History Month....
I love her and miss her. 💚💛❤
Rest in peace Mama Africa
💔💔 Soweto Blues ... 💔💔
Mama Africas te quiero!
Live you mama Africa your strength ooh inspirits me. Thank you.
2021 and I’m still here
Me too
Rest In Peace great soul African empress
Bellísimo!!!! No me canso de escucharlo mil veces!!!!!!
The Lyrics 😭😭😭
"killing our Nation without any publicity"
Woman who spent years in exile, at some point she couldn't come back to bury her mother because of the evil regime of apartheid.
During the dark days
No Miriam did in fact buried her daughter bongie in guinea cornakry. Its her mother whom she was not able to bury because the apartheid government revoked her passport in the early 60s
😭😭😭😭
You should actually read what she wrote befresponding.. she did say, Her mother, she couldn’t come back to bury
Great Singer
Great to see MIriam Makeba::::
Had this on vhs for years. Love
Lindo ouvir ela cantar!
Listening in 2020
Maravilhosa!
Très triste, comme ces malheureux événements... On en avait entendu parler au Cameroun, des massacres des enfants de Soweto ! 😭😭😭😭
Mamá África, mis respetos
The Lady African.
The trumpet solo... Deep
Mama Afrika, siyabulela mama wethu. Kakhulu
This song just gives graphic view of how the apartheid government treated Africans. No mercy even for children
I always shed tears when ever I listen to this song. May mama Africa soul rest in peace.
Rest in peace mama africa,S AFRICA Zim n East Africa missed me a lot on this corona time
Oma bey !akuna matata!
Como siempre Mama Africa
wow very moving.
Mama África glória a Deus 🌹
L'hymne du PANAFRICANISME
"Tightening the curfew, charging people with walking" kuke kwaba nzima yaz
Kakhulu 😭😭😭
💔😭💔
Grateful my old man showed me this I’m only 24 😂😂😂
Et pourquoi rire de la mort de ces pauvres enfants à qui on a interdit de parler leur langue maternelle ? 🙄😒👶
Please translate with Google (the language is French)
The civil rights movement that got overrun by the cops in Philly made my think of Soweto.
Marafiki
💪🏿💪🏿👊🏿👊🏿✊🏿✊🏿❤️🖤🙏🏿🙏🏿🕊️🕊️
no more Botho!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
🌈🙏💐🌹💐🌹💐🙏❤️❤️❤️🌈
🌈😍😍😍💐👌👌👌🌈❤️
❤🇨🇷❤🇵🇸🙏❤
Et suite à ces événements, les Camer étaient interdits de séjour en Afrique du Sud (par notre propre gouvernement Camer)
Comment ça. Je veux plus d'informations s'il vous plaît
I'm a little good at this song
1976 - Soweto -
Apparently 15000 school children a protest march. 575 were killed and over 2000 injured. Bastards.
And people wonder why Mugabe is not a nice forgivable person like Mandela was.
Context. Perspective. Ignorance. History.
Shit is more complicated then the average judgemental person thinks.
It was actually 770 children killed
She's the Bob Marley of South Africa.
Mama Afrika, siyabulela mama wethu. Kakhulu