FACT FILE: Miriam Makeba.

In the 1960s, she became the first person to popularise African music to the world.

She became the African to win a Grammy in 1966.

She became the first African Artiste to speak at the United Nations in 1963.

She became the first African to sell out London's most iconic venue, Royal Albert Hall in 1967.

She became Africa's first Superstar in the 1960s.

She performed at Apollo Theater and at then US President John F. Kennedy's birthday party at Madison Square Garden in 1967.

Her song, Pata Pata peaked at no. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

She was named TIME's Woman of the Year in 1967.