AFRICAN VOCALISTS

 

Cape Verdian singer Cesária Évora, who died on 17 Dec 2011, was one of the greatest living African vocalists. Often called the "Barefoot Diva," she made her first record in Paris in 1988 at the age of 47.

Brenda Fassie was one of South Africa’s most popular vocalists. She was affectionately known as the Madonna of the Township and the Queen of African pop and even though she has passed away, her songs live on.

Miriam Makeba was a South African singer and civil rights activist. One of the greatest female vocalists ever, Miriam won a Grammy in 1966. Over the course of her career she spoke and sang against the South African apartheid, eventually loosing her citizenship and her right to return home in 1963


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