Thursday 8 December 2016

French musician pays tribute to mama Miriam Makeba

MAMA Africa Miriam Makeba's beat is going global again, thanks to a young French singer. Musician Jain has released a music video titled.

The video, released last week, has attracted more than 750 000 views on YouTube. Makeba, a singer and civil rights activist best known for the song played a key role in popularising African music internationally.

In a post on Facebook, Jain wrote: "Miriam Makeba's songs have always followed me through the countries where I lived. By her strength and her voice, she became for me a symbol. It is a symbolic clip, where South Africa is put forward, where art and rhythm are mixed, and where cultures are in harmony. Greg and Lio, the two directors, knew perfectly how to capture this.

"It is also a personal meeting with South African artists around the music. Viva Mama Africa!