New Delhi: Commemorating Miriam Makeba's 81st birthday, Google has posted a doodle. But who was Miriam Makeba? Here are some interesting facts about Miriam Makeba: 1. She came from humble beginnings in a shantytown near Johannesburg. The former domestic servant first started to sing in her school choir and learned new songs by listening to recordings of American jazz artists like Ella Fitzgerald. 2. "Throughout her life, Mama Makeba communicated a positive message to the world about the struggle of the people of South Africa and the certainty of victory over the dark forces of apartheid colonialism through the art of song," said Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. Video Photo Gallery Commemorating Miriam Makeba's 81st birthday, Google has posted a doodle. But who was Miriam Makeba? Here are some interesting facts about Miriam Makeba. 3. Makeba spent 31 years in exile after speaking out against apartheid. One of her songs d