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Miriam Makeba

Bill Cosby and Nelson Mandela, then President of South Africa, appear before the press on March 20, 1997 in Cape Town. During his visit, Cosby gave a benefit performance on Robben Island for then visiting first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Mandela and Uni

‘The Cosby Show’s’ legacy in South Africa

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For decades Bill Cosby was not only an American icon but a global one. In apartheid South Africa in the 1980s, “The Cosby Show” was in fact the most popular TV program among white South Africans.

Miriam Makeba’s historic speech remembered

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Sia Tolno: A Rising Singer From Sierra Leone

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South African singing legend Miriam Makeba, ‘Mama Africa,’ dies at 76

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Global Hit – Miriam Makeba

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South African legend Miriam Makeba has died. Anchor Lisa Mullins revisits Makeba’s historic speech to the United Nations in 1963. In that speech, Makeba pleaded with world leaders to help South Africans defeat apartheid.

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Simon Broughton, editor of a British music magazine called “Songlines.” The magazine is celebrating its 50th edition with a list of “50 Great Moments in World Music.”

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