2023-07-04 18:04:42
When browsing social networks, you have surely heard the song “Makeba” that has such a catchy rhythm that it is impossible for it to stay in your memory.
The French song that came to light in 2015 is used in thousands of TikTok videos to choreograph the famous track, however, the inspiration to create the lyrics of the song goes much deeper than a simple pop song.
“Makeba” by the Jain artist has gone around the world following positioning her success among the likes of Internet users. It is inspired by African culture and especially by the singer “Miriam Makeba”, who became a reference in the struggle of black people.
Through social networks, it was revealed how Jain traveled to the Republic of the Congo and learned the story of this heroine who became the first public figure in Africa to be exiled for being once morest “apartheid”.
I want to hear your breath next to my soul, I want to feel you oppress without rest, I want to see you sing. I want to see you fight, because you are the true beauty of the human right. No one can beat Mama Africa” is heard in Jain’s song.
Who was Miriam Makeba?
Miriam Maqueba, known as Mama África, was a singer who used her music to criticize the racial behavior of black people.
He fought for human rights and had a tireless activism in favor of his community. As an artist she managed to get her 1967 hit “Pata Pata” into the US pop charts.
(With information from The Sun of Mexico)
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