Miriam Makeba Mama Africa on Mouse Medicine -her life

http://http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2530/Makeba-Miriam.html

Makeba's first encounter with the severity of government rule in her native
land came when she was just two-and-one-half weeks old: following her mother's
arrest for the illegal sale of home-brewed beer, young Makeba served a six-month
jail term with her. Makeba's formative years were equally difficult. As a
teenager she performed backbreaking domestic work for white families and endured
physical abuse from her first husband. She found solace and a sense of
community, though, in music and religion. Singing first in a choir, Makeba soon
showcased her talents with local bands, achieving success on the regional club
circuit.Makeba first captured international attention with her role in the
pseudodocumentary Come Back, Africa, a controversial anti-apartheid film
released in 1959. Following the film's showing at the Venice Film Festival,
Makeba traveled to London, where she met respected American entertainer and
activist Harry Belafonte. Impressed with her unique and profound renderings of
native folksongs, he served as her mentor and promoter in the United States,
arranging gigs for her in New York City clubs and a guest spot on The Steve
Allen Show. The exposure brought her worldwide acclaim and launched a
cross-cultural musical career of epic proportions.

I found the bio on her life
inspiring and her sojourn with Paul Simon as an advancement in spiritual
evolving of our planet as a whole. Yet we have a much father journey to
travel. My comment