The cast of “Miriam Makeba: Mama Africa the Musical” surprised the UMSL campus community with a pop-up performance at the Millennium Student Center leading up to the production’s U.S. premiere at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center Sept. 15. The major production, which chronicles the life and legacy of legendary songstress and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba (1932-2008), is written and directed by UMSL's own Niyi Coker. (Video by UMSL campus photographer August Jennewein)
