Hundreds of South Africans over the weekend paid their last respects to legendary singer Miriam Makeba widely known as “Mama Africa ... popular hits like the Click Song, I Shall Sing and ...

True to her word, Mama Africa had just taken part in a concert ... So she became best known for the likes of Pata Pata and The Click Song, which featured the distinctive clicking sounds of Xhosa ...

Citing her nickname, “Mama Africa,” he added ... fame with a novelty number known familiarly as “The Click Song,” for the way it incorporated the distinctive “click” sound of ...

Curated by another giant of African song, Benin-born Angelique Kidjo, Mama Africa brings together some of the finest ... voice and the fame of hits like Pata Pata, Westwinds and The Click Song endured ...

Johannesburg - South African singer Miriam Makeba has died aged 76 in Italy ... Makeba, whose most famous hits included Pata Pata, The Click Song (Qongqothwane in Xhosa) and Mailaka, died after taking ...

Her singing career started in the 1950s as she mixed jazz with traditional South African songs. She came to international ... exile in the US that she released her most famous songs, Pata Pata and the ...

Known as "Mama Africa" and the "Empress of African Song ... creating classics such as "The Click Song" and "Pata Pata." Makeba won attention on the international stage as lead singer for the ...