MAKEBA, MIRIAM ZENZI. Folksinger ( in Johannesburg, South Africa). Her parents belonged to the Xhosa nation (related to the Zulas). She obtained her musical education at the Methodist-sponsored Kilmerton Training School in Pretoria, South Africa, which she attended for eight years. She sang in the school choir and occasionally sang solos with the choir. After graduation, she began singing for local events and began to win recognition as a singer of talent. She toured with the Black Manhattan...