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Posted in music on November 10, 2008
Miriam Makeba, RIP
Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who became a world famous symbol of the anti-apartheid movement, died this morning, apparently of a heart attack after performing at an anti Mafia concert in southern Italy.Miriam was supposed to perform in Brooklyn in June, but cancelled due to an injury.The 76-year-old singer died after being brought to the Pineta Grande Clinic at Castelvolturno at the end of a concert in support of Roberto Saviano, an Italian journalist threatened with death by the Naples Mafia, because of his exposure of the mob in his bestselling book. [Times Online]
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Posted on November 10, 2008 11:04 AM
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Comments (8)
this wouldn't be the first time someone has mysteriously died after an anti Mafia concert. Something just doesn't add up.
Posted by Angela Lansbury | November 10, 2008 11:26 AM
Damn. She was really special. RIP
Posted by Anonymous | November 10, 2008 11:32 AM
An extraordinary artist and political hero was lost.
Posted by Anonymous | November 10, 2008 1:05 PM
For anyone not familiar with her music, do yourself a favor and check out "Pata Pata". Its nearly impossible not to be happy after listening to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pygqt0uwnuc
Posted by Brian Farrelly | November 10, 2008 1:12 PM
great song - thanks for that link!
Posted by cd | November 10, 2008 2:23 PM
now shes dead and im gay
Posted by Anonymous | November 10, 2008 4:09 PM
first the Def Jam guy supposedly commits suicide. Now she supposedly dies from a heart attack.
Posted by Anonymous | November 10, 2008 4:17 PM
Yeah, it's like, they can't whack Obama so they'll get lots of other famous black people to compensate.
Posted by Anonymous | November 10, 2008 6:20 PM