I woke up this morning and just wanted to play some Miriam Makeba, I picked a "night with Belafonte" a duo where she and Harry Belafonte did a couple of duo's. After several hours into the day I saw a blog Post on www.mimimagazine reminding me that, on this very day November 10th 2008 Miriam makeba passed away while performing in Italy
It is exactly a year after the passing of Miriam Makeba. She inspired me to be proud of being an African Woman and in a lot of ways molded me into a woman that wanted to start the most fiercest African fashion house. I hope we all turn on a Makeba song and let her voice sooth our worries. Lets celebrate her life in a way that she would be proud of. Rest in peace Mama!

Here is a little info about her!
For 31 years she lived in forced exile as "a citizen of the world.” With her strong voice and heartfelt lyrics the woman also known as Mama Africa ... used her voice as an instrument against injustice. Singing in several different languages Mariam Makeba was very vocal against Apartheid regime in South Africa. The deciding change in her career path from a well liked local singer to an international advocate for human rights was her appearance and performance in the Anti-Apartheid film Come Back Africa. The film won awards and after her testimony about apartheid in front of the United Nations, she was officially banned from returning to South Africa. Assisted by Harry Belafonte she obtained a visa and initially welcomed by the American Government she soon became a persona non grata after her involvement in the civil rights movement and her marriage to Black Panther leader Stokely Carmichael. The couple fled to Guinea, when President Sékou Touré issued Makeba with a diplomatic passport. Makeba did face criticism some years later for her seeming silence in the face of human rights violations which occurred in Guinea during Touré’s reign. From Guinea she started out on her tours the most famous being Paul Simon's Graceland tour. She used the stage as a platform to fight for a unified Africa and fight against racism. She appeared twice as ambassador extraordinary in front of the UNO General Assembly and fulfilled further diplomatic missions.