Miriam Makeba, age 72, died on stage in Italy. I saw her in concert with Harry Belefonte in D.C. back in the sixties after she denounced Apartheid and the South African government revoked her passport thereby making her truly a citizen of the world. I had a number of her "albums" on vinyl, which were lost in the settlement.
She eventually acquired 10 passports and spread her joy and music everywhere - including South Africa where she joined Paul Simon on the Graceland tour. This video in her honor was put together by DWT:
And so it goes.
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