South-African singer Miriam Makeba died
South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba, also known as ``Mama Africa,'' died Sunday of heart attack at the age of 76, after taking part in a concert near Naples on behalf of an Italian writer, Roberto Saviano, who has received death threats after writing an expose of the Italian mafia.
Miriam Makeba, the ``Mama Africa'' whose sultry voice gave South Africans hope when the country was gripped by apartheid, died early Monday of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy.