South African Novelist Zakes Mda and Michael Bronner Co-write a $16 Million Film on Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela

Cynthia Erivo, Thabo Rametsi and Guy Pearce have joined the cast of The Road Home, a musical drama about South African jazz legends Miriam “Mama Africa” Makeba and Hugh Masekela and their Apartheid-era Graceland tour with Paul Simon. The film is directed by Academy Award winner Bill Condon, from an original screenplay by Michael Bronner, […]

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Apr 30, 2026 - 06:03
South African Novelist Zakes Mda and Michael Bronner Co-write a $16 Million Film on Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela
Cynthia Erivo, Thabo Rametsi and Guy Pearce have joined the cast of The Road Home, a musical drama about South African jazz legends Miriam “Mama Africa” Makeba and Hugh Masekela and their Apartheid-era Graceland tour with Paul Simon. The film is directed by Academy Award winner Bill Condon, from an original screenplay by Michael Bronner, […]
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