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Miriam Makeba Taking Africa with Her to the World

November 13, 2008

To be the voice of a nation speaking to the wider world is a tough mission for any performer. To be the voice of an entire continent is exponentially more difficult. Both were mantles that the South African singer Miriam Makeba took on willingly and forcefully. Despite her lifelong claim that she was not a political ...

Miriam Makeba South African Singer Dies in Italy

November 10, 2008

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for 30 years under apartheid, died early Monday after a concert in Italy. She was 76. The Pineta Grande Clinic, a private clinic near the southern city of Naples, said ...

Miriam Makeba Arrives for Ugandan Jazz Festival

October 10, 2008

Legendary music star Miriam Makeba, also known as Mama Africa, was due to arrive yesterday evening [in Uganda] ahead of a two-day jazz festival starting today. Makeba, a leading jazz artiste, has promoted African jazz all over the world. The show, dubbed WARID Kampala International Jazz Festival, at the Commonwealth Resort Munyonyo, is part of the ...

Uganda: International Jazz Festival On

September 26, 2008

THE story of jazz music in Uganda has so far been one clouded in confusion. Book a jazz artist, over-hype the artist and concert with massive advertising and a high entry fee with emphasis on VIP treatment, and you will have the cream of Kampala's socialites eating out of your hands. Next month's Amani Africa, the ...

Miriam Makeba: Live At Bern's Salonger 1966

By Leopoldo F. Fleming

Label: Gallo Record Company GWVCD 49
Released: 2003

The Definitive Collection

By Miriam Makeba

Label: Wrasse Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Back of the Moon; Kilimanjaro; Quickly in Love; Pata Pata; Click Song; Nomalungelo; Live Humble; Kutheni Sithandwa; Umbhaqanga; Table Mountain; Orlando; Sophiatown is Gone; Hush; Uile Ngoan?a Batho; Laku Tshone 'langa; Tula Ndiville; Baxabene Oxamu; Don't Break My Heart; Thulasizwe/I Shall Be Released; African Sunset; Welela; Ha Po Zamani; Congo; Saduva

Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks Vol. 1/Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks Vol. 2

By Miriam Makeba

Label: Teal Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: Miriam Makeba & the Skylarks, Vol. 1 - Inkomo Zodwa; Nomalungelo; Make Us One; Siyavuya; Holilili; Sindiza Ngecadillacs; Live Humble; Mtshakasi; Uthando Luyaphela; Phansi Kwalomhlaba; Kutheni Sithandwa; Miriam and Spokes' Phatha Phatha; Yini Madoda; Umbhaqanga; Miriam's Goodbye to Africa; Table Mountain

Miriam Makeba & the Skylarks, Vol. 2 - Ndidiwe Zintaba; Orlando; Baya Ndi Memeza; Vula Amasango; Unyana Wolahleko; Owakho; Sophiatown Is Gone; Ndamcenga; Themba Lami; Ekoneni; Ndimbone Dluca; Ndiya Nxila Apha E-Bhayi; Uyadela; Hush; Makoti

Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks: Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks Vol. 1/Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks Vol. 2

by Ed Kopp
April 12, 2002

If you like jazz vocalese, doo-wop, old-time soul, gospel, South African township music, or any combination of the aforementioned, you will probably love these two CDs by Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks. Together these separate releases provide a comprehensive overview of the group's recorded legacy. Makeba and the Skylarks were one of the ...

Miriam Makeba: The Definitive Collection

by John Eyles
April 12, 2002

For as long as I can remember, Miriam Makeba has been the female voice of South Africa, as well as an international ambassador for the causes of liberation and justice. This compilation is worthy of its subject; having been put together with the help of Makeba herself, it gives a good picture of her entire career ...

Mama Africa: The Very Best Of Miriam Makeba

By Miriam Makeba

Label: RCA Records
Released: 2000