Miriam Makeba Trivia Questions

After testifying against apartheid at the UN in 1963, her South African citizenship was revoked, and she was exiled until 1990.

Makeba died in 2008 from a heart attack after a concert in Italy, five years before Mandela's funeral.

'Pata Pata' is a joyful dance tune about a hip-swaying move, not political; her protest songs include 'Malaika' and 'Soweto Blues.'

She won a Grammy in 1966 for 'An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba,' making her the first African artist to achieve this.

While both were activist musicians, they never collaborated; Makeba's famous partnerships included Harry Belafonte and Hugh Masekela.

She married Carmichael in 1968, but the union caused her career setbacks in the U.S., leading to their separation in 1973.

The term 'world music' was coined by music industry marketers in the 1980s, not by Makeba, though she embodied its spirit.

She spoke at the UN in 1963 against apartheid, but the first woman to address the General Assembly was Eleanor Roosevelt in 1946.