Miriam Makeba, a legendary South African singer and activist, died yesterday at the age of 76. Makeba was a symbol of the anti-apartheid movement and was known internationally for hits like "The Click Song" and "Pata Pata." She collapsed during a concert in Italy and died at the hospital of a heart attack.

"She was South Africa's first lady of song and so richly deserved the title of Mama Africa," Nelson Mandela told the AFP. "She was a mother to our struggle and to the young nation of ours."