Bongi Makeba

Quick Facts

Full Name	Bongi Makeba
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1950(1950-12-20)
Age	74
Date Of Death	March 17, 1985, Conakry, Guinea
Birthplace	South Africa
Country	South Africa
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Bongi Makeba Biography

Bongi Makeba is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on December 20, 1950 in South Africa, South Africa.

Bongi Makeba (20 December 1950 – 17 March 1985) was a South African singer/songwriter. She was the only child of singer Miriam Makeba with her first husband, James Kubay.

In 1967 she and Judy White, daughter of Josh White, signed to Buddha Records as “Bongi and Judy”, their first release being “Runnin’ Out” and “Let’s Get Together”. At the age of 17, Makeba met her American husband Harold Nelson Lee, with whom in the early to mid-1970s she made two 7″ records as “Bongi and Nelson”, featuring two soul tracks arranged by George Butcher: “That’s the Kind of Love” backed by “I Was So Glad” (France: Syliphone SYL 533), and “Everything, For My Love” with “Do You Remember, Malcolm?” (France: Syliphone SYL 532). She recorded only one solo album, Bongi Makeba, Blow On Wind (pläne- records), in 1980. Some of her songs could be heard years later in her mother’s repertoire. Two of them, “Malcolm X” (1965, 1972) and “Lumumba” (1970) extol assassinated black leaders.

Bongi Makeba Net Worth

Bongi Makeba is one of the richest Singer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Bongi Makeba 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Angela Sibongile Makeba was born in South Africa in 1950, when her mother was 18 years old. The name Bongi by which she became known is a shortened version of her middle name Sibongile, which means “We are grateful”. In 1959 her mother’s career took her to New York, where she remained in exile after being barred from returning to South Africa, and in 1960 was joined by Bongi, who stayed with friends while her mother toured the world.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Bongi Makeba Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Bradley Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Bongi Makeba celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.