Description
. years
Artist
Born March 4th, 1932, in Johannesburg, South Africa
died November 10th, 2008, in Castel Volturno, Italy
Grammy Award-winning South African singer, also known as Mama Afrika.
She sang with The Skylarks (3) and The manhattan brothers, before landing a role in the musical King Kong in 1959. She left for London where she met Harry Belafonte, who invited her to America. Makeba is widely regarded as the first lady of South Africa traditional music. At one time married to Hugh Masekela, she became an international superstar in the USA and the UK, before being able to return to South Africa, once the political situation had improved.
Tracks
A1
The Click Song
A2
Umbhaqanga
A3
Love Tastes Like Strawberries (West Indian Ballad)
A4
Ndidiwe Zintaba
A5
Make Us One
A6
Ndamcenga
A7
Kilimanjaro
A8
Saduva
B1
Phata Phata
B2
House of the Rising Sun
B3
Siyavuya
B4
The Naughty Little Flea
B5
Table Mountain
B6
Sindiza Ngecadillacs
B7
Rockin' In Rhythm
B8
Miriam's Goodbye to Africa
Releases
Labels
Wax Love Records, Bad Joker
