There are viral songs that dominate TikTok for a few weeks or months, and then fade away. And then there are songs that seem ever-present, even if they’re not. This week’s sound is the latter: It ...

"Makeba" by Jain is surging in popularity thanks to a TikTok trend featuring Bill Hader. The catchy song behind the meme honors Miriam Makeba, a South African artist and activist. Makeba spent her ...

Did you just sing along, or did it just play inside your head? It sure did with us. The word Makeba straight away takes us to the groovy rhythms of Makeba by Jain. The song is currently hitting the ...

South African diva Miriam Makeba is well known throughout the world as Mama Africa and the Empress of African Song. She is African music's first and foremost world star. She is a pioneer who played ...

South African singer Tyla has made history, becoming the African female artist with the most solo entries on the US Billboard ...

Miriam Makeba was an iconic figure who used her platform and artistry to uplift her community and call attention to injustice. Her contributions to the artistic culture of Black America and the ...

JOHANNESBURG, South AfricaJOHANNESBURG, South Africa — She died just how she wanted to _ singing on stage for a good cause. And her recorded songs wafted out of taxis and radios, as fellow Africans ...

Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for 30 years under apartheid, died early Monday after a concert in Italy. She was ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African singer Miriam Makeba, one of Africa's best known voices and a champion of the fight against apartheid during three decades in exile, has died of a heart attack ...

Miriam Makeba was exiled from her home country for speaking out against apartheid, but that never stopped her from making music. Farai Chideya talks with Makeba in the first of a series on African ...

Miriam Makeba, whose voice gave South Africans hope when the country was gripped by apartheid, has died of a heart attack after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76. Our final story this hour is a ...