This is noteworthy: After she testified against apartheid before the United Nations, her South African citizenship and her right to return to the country were revoked. She was a woman without a country, but the world came to her aid, and Guinea, Belgium and Ghana issued her international passports, and she became, in effect, a citizen of the world. In her life, she held nine passports,[2] and was granted honorary citizenship in ten countries. I would hate not to be able to return to the country of my birth, USA. This is my home no matter where I roam. RIP 11/9/08
Me too. We just completed a documentary about South Africa during the Apartheid era and somehow during the research process, I found Paul Simon's live concert.
Holy Mother of Jesus...how can anyone look at these ladies & see a fraction of a shred of anything negative or degrading? These ladies fill me with joy, smiles & happiness. They help me forget, even for a few minutes, what man is doing to this "ball of confusion" we live on, spinning out of control.
Megan Dyar I have it too!! I kind of wore out the ending by watching it so much vs. the vcr heating up and melting it. I have then transfered it to dvd
My dad also had it on a recorded VCR😊... My sister and I knew all the lyrics before I understood what they actually meant. This evokes so many memories... Beautiful music👌🏿
Same here lolz 😂😂😂. My dad bought a copy of the video cassette and me and my siblings can literally watch it every day like more than twice a day until towards the late 90s when we relocated to our new family home and replaced the video cassette player with a DVD player. I love this concert. What a sweet memory!
We are Africans this thing called music is on us! We Africans have different languages but one of the stuff that holds us together is our music.. Dj please give us more music.. My name is Mazi Chi From Nigeria!
Today I’m celebrating my Mum’s passing. Annabelle Elizabeth was only 43 when she died from cancer twenty two years. A young Mum, sixteen when I was born. Both my Mum and Dad were very musical and raised my sister and I listening to MOBI, blues, Paul Simon and Garfunkel. I came here to honour this incredible performance, I watched this as a child and it still makes my hair stand on end and my heart overflows with gratitude. Thank you Paul Simon for your dedication to bring awareness to the world of the outstanding musical talent of the native South Africans. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Praying for the freedom of Palestine and their beloved people. 🇵🇸 🇿🇼 🇿🇦
My mom loved Miriam Makeba and 16 years after mom passed away and Miriam also has also gone, THE LOVE AND RESPECT will always be there. Both great woman!!!!
First heard her voice on a 33rpm in 1961-62 at a friend's home. A world-widening experience for me. I passed my Mama albums on to my daughters. Still regret never visiting central/southern Africa.
Who is watching with me on this day in 2020, even in death she still entertain us. Music is the food to the soul. Keep resting in God's bosom Maria Makeba
An amazing woman who I loved the first time I saw her at the Greek with Harry Belafonte...Bought her album at Wallich's Music City Sunset and Vine the very next day as did several of my friends...Still Love Her...A true genius and Tireless Civil Rights worker..RIP MAMA AFRICA....
THE TRUE MUSIC OF MY PEOPLE.... I MAY HAD BEEN BORN IN AMERICA... BUT NEVER WILL I FORGET WHERE MY MIND...SOUL...AND SPIRIT WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO... NOT EVER... FOREVER WILL I LOVE MY AFRICAN ROOTS... #BLMFORLIFE✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊
Mar.4: Happy birthday and RIP Singer Miriam Makeba "Empress of African Song"; Grammy Award winner; United Nations Ambassador (1932-2008) Thank you and God bless. Thanks for he upload, benbruch. Blessings
Have ni idea what the song is about . But she just blesses the world with that voice. WOW it's just so nice me gusta mucho Mama Africa Bella Que en Paz Descances...
Joseph’s face was black as night The pale yellow moon shown in his eyes His path was marked By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere And he walked his days Under African Skies This is the story of how we begin to remember This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein After the dream of falling and calling your name out These are the roots of rhythm And the roots of rhythm remain In early memory Mission music Was ringing ‘round my nursery door I said, “Take this child, Lord From Tucson, Arizona Give her the wings to fly through harmony And she won’t bother you no more” This is the story of how we begin to remember This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein After the dream of falling and calling your name out These are the roots of rhythm And the roots of rhythm remain Joseph’s face was black as night The pale yellow moon shown in his eyes His path was marked By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere And he walked the length of his days Under African Skies
I THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!! i'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE THIS PART OF THIS CONCERT (WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PART!!) FOR SOO LONG
Records prove your effortless endeavors towards upholding and preserving the cultural heritages of Africa and the peace and freedom of our people in all your life through music, advocacy and testifying the truth. LOVE YOU NOW AND FOREVER MIRIAM MAKEBA
Para cuando Miriam hacia música probablemente era un crio, aun así descubrirla en youtube ha sido lo mejor que me ha pasado, me hace incluso pertenecer a su generación. gracias Miriam, siempre vivirás para mi.
Estos dos grandes se juntaron para enardecer esa tarde con una apoteosica multitud. Hace mas de 25 años pude disfrutar de ese concierto en BETA MAX. Grandiosos.
C'était un très très beau concert. Merci a Paul Simon qui est un très grand artiste, de nous avoir fait découvrir d'autres très grands et beaux artistes. Chapeau monsieur Simon.
The Graceland Zimbabwe tour and the album that preceded it brought down much criticism on the white, naive head of Paul Simon. But he intended no harm, and the music continues to bring us all together.
3/13/2017 This isiXhosa song is titled Jimele Maweni (The Retreat Song) - per Wiki & other posted videos of this concert. Per Wiki the isiXhosa language has 5 (!) clicks of the tongue ....& they all mean something different. It is a VERY complex language!
I'm Nigerian so my translation will be kinda sketchy, i'm still learning the language of the south African people (mostly Xhosa and Zulu). The language the song is sang in is Xhosa probably Xhosa Bantu seeing as that's where she is from. The song talks about the lives of the Xhosa people and how they grow. It mentions something about boy's sticks going down to the river, and that even the adult men are afraid to go down to the river because there is a fight/war going on there. the main song also talks about young men dancing and going to the mines while dancing. I don't know if this helped. If you are still confused, i"ll recommend looking up the song and the lyrics online.
uche Mgbike 3/13/2017 Are you Ibo or Youruba? I ask because I am Puerto Rican & Cuban & most of the descendants of the slaves in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Columbia, & Venezuela are of Yoruba descent. They actually can still speak the language this! Probably not "pure" but they still speak it! When I was a young girl I heard many Youruba words & then tried to teach myself the language in my 20s & 30 vía magazines. I didn't do very good job! I could only learn single words & was unable to form sentences. Now in my 60s, I barely remember Yoruba words. I think it's a beautiful language!
Hello I'm trying to find a song for year that I remember listing when I was a little boy. I can remember this section where some ladies were dancing. I don't know the name of the song, but it had pleasant memories. Part of the song has in " oh oh ...ah Sima ,Sima Sima ah sim". I know it's a long shot, but I really want the name of this song if any one can help?
Live in that Iconic Rufaro Stadium where the Great Bob Marley performed in 1980 on the eve of Zimbabwe's independence Mirriam Makeba One of the Greatest of All Time
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This is noteworthy: After she testified against apartheid before the United Nations, her South African citizenship and her right to return to the country were revoked. She was a woman without a country, but the world came to her aid, and Guinea, Belgium and Ghana issued her international passports, and she became, in effect, a citizen of the world. In her life, she held nine passports,[2] and was granted honorary citizenship in ten countries. I would hate not to be able to return to the country of my birth, USA. This is my home no matter where I roam. RIP 11/9/08
M Angel awesome. Thanks for the info. Makes me look up to her even more so. Such a powerful woman
Very nice, ty
Unfortunately USA denied her request for asylum and was ordered to self deport because US government was close to the Apartheid regime.
Ivory coast aslo got ivoirian passport
I have fond memories of watching this concert on our vcd player as a kid. Good times! ❤
Me too
Greatest memories ❤❤❤
Me too. We just completed a documentary about South Africa during the Apartheid era and somehow during the research process, I found Paul Simon's live concert.
Holy Mother of Jesus...how can anyone look at these ladies & see a fraction of a shred of anything negative or degrading? These ladies fill me with joy, smiles & happiness. They help me forget, even for a few minutes, what man is doing to this "ball of confusion" we live on, spinning out of control.
This concert was my favorite movie as a kid. My parents recorded it on the VCR and I watched it DAILY. .
Megan Dyar I have it too!! I kind of wore out the ending by watching it so much vs. the vcr heating up and melting it. I have then transfered it to dvd
My dad also had it on a recorded VCR😊... My sister and I knew all the lyrics before I understood what they actually meant. This evokes so many memories... Beautiful music👌🏿
Same here
Same here lolz 😂😂😂. My dad bought a copy of the video cassette and me and my siblings can literally watch it every day like more than twice a day until towards the late 90s when we relocated to our new family home and replaced the video cassette player with a DVD player. I love this concert. What a sweet memory!
My mom was recording it on a casette and my brother and I had to keep quiet 😅
My parents took us to this concert, I was very little but I remember being there
KAI E so bad ass. Your so lucky to see the queen in person!!
I enfy you. Wish i was there. Love from holland.
I think I remember you. You had on the red shirt, correct?
Wow,lucky you!
Lucky you dear
We are Africans this thing called music is on us! We Africans have different languages but one of the stuff that holds us together is our music.. Dj please give us more music.. My name is Mazi Chi From Nigeria!
I love MAMA Makebas music so much, i dont understand the language but i love this woman.
backed by vusi mlongo
Grew up listening to this all the way in The Bahamas. Know ever word 🥰
Yes! Every word!! LOL I grew up in America😂
A concert that made us proud as a South Africans. A collaboration of highest level
Today I’m celebrating my Mum’s passing. Annabelle Elizabeth was only 43 when she died from cancer twenty two years. A young Mum, sixteen when I was born. Both my Mum and Dad were very musical and raised my sister and I listening to MOBI, blues, Paul Simon and Garfunkel.
I came here to honour this incredible performance, I watched this as a child and it still makes my hair stand on end and my heart overflows with gratitude. Thank you Paul Simon for your dedication to bring awareness to the world of the outstanding musical talent of the native South Africans. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Praying for the freedom of Palestine and their beloved people. 🇵🇸 🇿🇼 🇿🇦
I saw the concert in Boston in 1988 and love this original recording so much! The passions and purpose stoke the music.
My Mom loves this..she's crying, we were there
RIP Mirian Makeba. Your music, your voice will live forever. Thanks for all.
Damn!! These Ladies have me drooling... Their singing is superb!
I have no idea what they're singing about, but I'm completely in love!
Beautiful angelic voice of Africa.
Saw her the first time at the Greek Theatre with Harry Belafonte in 1960...I am a long time forever fan...RIP DEAR MAMA AFRICA...
My mom loved Miriam Makeba and 16 years after mom passed away and Miriam also has also gone, THE LOVE AND RESPECT will always be there. Both great woman!!!!
Dayle Blair awesome eulogy! Love you!!
First heard her voice on a 33rpm in 1961-62 at a friend's home. A world-widening experience for me. I passed my Mama albums on to my daughters. Still regret never visiting central/southern Africa.
Who is watching with me on this day in 2020, even in death she still entertain us. Music is the food to the soul. Keep resting in God's bosom Maria Makeba
Such a humble soul and yet so great, forever love Miriam Makeba 👊🏾
I just love Miriam Makeba and her music. And African music in general. I am white but my heart is in Africa and allways was.
An amazing woman who I loved the first time I saw her at the Greek with Harry Belafonte...Bought her album at Wallich's Music City Sunset and Vine the very next day as did several of my friends...Still Love Her...A true genius and Tireless Civil Rights worker..RIP MAMA AFRICA....
Tireless Civil Rights worker she was
i don't understand dis song........but I LOVE DA HARMONY N TUNE!! african music is awesum!!
There must be only a few of us left who had the thrill of seeing Harry Belafonte and Miriam Make at the Greek. Those were good old Hollywood days....
She was simply top of the range.
Oh, those voices!!
THE TRUE MUSIC OF MY PEOPLE.... I MAY HAD BEEN BORN IN AMERICA... BUT NEVER WILL I FORGET WHERE MY MIND...SOUL...AND SPIRIT WILL ALWAYS BELONG TO... NOT EVER... FOREVER WILL I LOVE MY AFRICAN ROOTS... #BLMFORLIFE✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊✊
Look no further to see where American SOUL came from.
I truly love this song ~ Thank you Miriam
I am already late to work but here i am relaxing, i just can't cut it.
Look at all those guys in YELLOW overalls having the best of the show!!
Mar.4: Happy birthday and RIP Singer Miriam Makeba "Empress of African Song"; Grammy Award winner; United Nations Ambassador (1932-2008) Thank you and God bless. Thanks for he upload, benbruch. Blessings
I grew up in the barracks and every weekend there is always a birthday to attend. Makeba's music was always welcomed
Best concert of all time.
African music is just heavenly…different stories weaves in with sonorous voices. Perfect blend of perfectionnnn
Have ni idea what the song is about . But she just blesses the world with that voice. WOW it's just so nice me gusta mucho Mama Africa Bella Que en Paz Descances...
Anytime I hear a meld of voices like this I feel joy and peace and love God bless them
What a lovely and fantastic music... It appears that she is still among us... But with her songs, she is indeed living
ME LORINA AND MY JOHN CHIRATA ATTENDED THIS FESTIVAL AT ROFARO STADIUM MBARE IN HARARE 1987 IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL 😍 👌 ❤
Joseph’s face was black as night
The pale yellow moon shown in his eyes
His path was marked
By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere
And he walked his days
Under African Skies
This is the story of how we begin to remember
This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
After the dream of falling and calling your name out
These are the roots of rhythm
And the roots of rhythm remain
In early memory
Mission music
Was ringing ‘round my nursery door
I said, “Take this child, Lord
From Tucson, Arizona
Give her the wings to fly through harmony
And she won’t bother you no more”
This is the story of how we begin to remember
This is the powerful pulsing of love in the vein
After the dream of falling and calling your name out
These are the roots of rhythm
And the roots of rhythm remain
Joseph’s face was black as night
The pale yellow moon shown in his eyes
His path was marked
By the stars in the Southern Hemisphere
And he walked the length of his days
Under African Skies
Wrong song
Wish they Had included that part as well
She's just Amazing !!!
Always Love you Maman Africa
I THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!! i'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE THIS PART OF THIS CONCERT (WHICH HAPPENS TO BE MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PART!!) FOR SOO LONG
ART work at its best amazing, interchain bravo....
what a treat. always my fav album. thank you.
LOVE MIRIAM MAKEBA! LONG LIVE HER MUSIC
shivers and tears, gratitude and peace. My Africa
My dad loves this song...
Great show it was in the great Zimbabwe
This was my FAVORITE part of the show!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Very Good from Brazil
Records prove your effortless endeavors towards upholding and preserving the cultural heritages of Africa and the peace and freedom of our people in all your life through music, advocacy and testifying the truth.
LOVE YOU NOW AND FOREVER
MIRIAM MAKEBA
The song is "Jikela emaweni"
What is the meaning, am from Nigeria and I love her songs
WOOOWWWW , 13 years & only 212 comments !!!! ???
For mama africa , the first land of human being.
All my respect.
Still watching and enjoying these every green songs in 2019
Para cuando Miriam hacia música probablemente era un crio, aun así descubrirla en youtube ha sido lo mejor que me ha pasado, me hace incluso pertenecer a su generación. gracias Miriam, siempre vivirás para mi.
Estos dos grandes se juntaron para enardecer esa tarde con una apoteosica multitud. Hace mas de 25 años pude disfrutar de ese concierto en BETA MAX. Grandiosos.
I think I begin to love this music. I feel inside my veins
I feel it too. I still have this on vhs. The feels are real my friend
C'était un très très beau concert. Merci a Paul Simon qui est un très grand artiste, de nous avoir fait découvrir d'autres très grands et beaux artistes. Chapeau monsieur Simon.
Hermosas voces! Sonido de paz, armonía... Bonita interpretación.
🙌🙌🙌🇧🇴🇧🇴 FROM BOLIVIA!!!
The Graceland Zimbabwe tour and the album that preceded it brought down much criticism on the white, naive head of Paul Simon. But he intended no harm, and the music continues to bring us all together.
3/13/2017 This isiXhosa song is titled Jimele Maweni (The Retreat Song) - per Wiki & other posted videos of this concert. Per Wiki the isiXhosa language has 5 (!) clicks of the tongue ....& they all mean something different. It is a VERY complex language!
Good info. Thanks
Saw her and Hugh perform and I'll never forget it. Wonderful.
Just such a beautiful African voice.
I ATTENDED THIS SHOW IN THE MOTHERLAND-ZIMBABWE!!!!!
May God Bless these people!! Such beautiful souls, such soulful music!!
You'll appreciate her even more when you discover what she has been through. She's a strong woman and her music is an inspiration.
Anyone still watching? Can’t stop watching..
That was great concert
My high school choir in Trinidad and Tobago won a nationwide competition with this song. I wish I knew the name of the song. Can anyone tell me?
Jikele Maweni
uche Mgbike Thank you so much
uche Mgbike what language please ... & Its meaning? Gracias/ thanks!
I'm Nigerian so my translation will be kinda sketchy, i'm still learning the language of the south African people (mostly Xhosa and Zulu). The language the song is sang in is Xhosa probably Xhosa Bantu seeing as that's where she is from. The song talks about the lives of the Xhosa people and how they grow. It mentions something about boy's sticks going down to the river, and that even the adult men are afraid to go down to the river because there is a fight/war going on there. the main song also talks about young men dancing and going to the mines while dancing.
I don't know if this helped. If you are still confused, i"ll recommend looking up the song and the lyrics online.
uche Mgbike 3/13/2017 Are you Ibo or Youruba? I ask because I am Puerto Rican & Cuban & most of the descendants of the slaves in Puerto Rico, Cuba, Columbia, & Venezuela are of Yoruba descent. They actually can still speak the language this! Probably not "pure" but they still speak it! When I was a young girl I heard many Youruba words & then tried to teach myself the language in my 20s & 30 vía magazines. I didn't do very good job! I could only learn single words & was unable to form sentences. Now in my 60s, I barely remember Yoruba words. I think it's a beautiful language!
Miriam and Paul together, wonderful
I love you mama Africa.Thanks a million for all.
RIPP
Essa cantora era africana e levou para o mundo o sofrimento do Continente Negro!
Best harmony in the world
Hello I'm trying to find a song for year that I remember listing when I was a little boy. I can remember this section where some ladies were dancing. I don't know the name of the song, but it had pleasant memories. Part of the song has in " oh oh ...ah Sima ,Sima Sima ah sim". I know it's a long shot, but I really want the name of this song if any one can help?
Afirika( see Angelique Kidjo), I think that is the song.
muy buena música, un himno para Sudáfrica, en el aparteid, me gusta, y soy fanatico de Miriam maakeba.
what a beautiful woman!!!
Live in that Iconic Rufaro Stadium where the Great Bob Marley performed in 1980 on the eve of Zimbabwe's independence
Mirriam Makeba One of the Greatest of All Time
La musique,du Faso est une source intarissable de douceurs.
Elle permet de plonger au plus profond de soi et simultanément d'entrer en résonance avec son prochain, Yé Lassina Coulibaly❤❤❤❤❤
She is so amazing!
na zoveel jaar nog steeds prachtige muziek
I'm not understanding the dislikes of Paul Simon songs.. especially with Mariam there....
Fiero di essere nato in South Africa a Johannesburg il 02/08/1967
Love the song and the music
God made these women early in the morning when He was still fresh. No mistake
My fav song especially the second song. Is it all one song or 2 different ones. Beautiful.
Super,Great.Brilliant Voice,
The queen of South Africa music l salute u mama!!!!!
RIP mama Africa. The first passport given to her was from Liberia to travel from South Africa. We miss u
very nice music I love it
HACÍA 27 AÑOS SIN VOLVER A SU PATRIA EN 1987 "Estoy tan feliz de estar de vuelta en casa que no sé como decirlo..." > palabras de Zitarrosa
Loved it. Thank you
c'est surtout pour mama Africa que j'ai acheté le dvd, et découvert les autres artistes (je ne connaissais que Paul, et Ladysmith)
exile cephas simenya
Mir laufen die Tränen runter
i love this song.
how Queenly she was!
These mama Afrika is a dream !
La clé de la musique Africaine et toujours d'actualité
Love this song!!
So much talent