Was Miriam Makeba married to Harry Belafonte?

Miriam Makeba born Zenzile Miriam Makeba was a South African singer, songwriter, actor, and civil rights activist who died on November 9, 2008.

She was a vocal opponent of apartheid and white minority rule in South Africa, and was associated with musical genres such as Afropop, jazz, and world music. Makeba, who was born in Johannesburg to Swazi and Xhosa parents, was compelled to work as a youngster after her father died.

Was Miriam Makeba married to Harry Belafonte?

Makeba was never married to Harry Belafonte. They only collaborated on a record that won her a Grammy making her the first-ever African artiste to win the coveted award.

The United Nations Association of Germany honored Makeba with the Dag Hammarskjöld Peace Prize in 1986 and the Otto Hahn Peace Medal in 2001.

In 2004, she was ranked 38th out of 100 Great South Africans in a poll, and she got an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg in 2005.

Source: Ghanafuo.com

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