Tuesday, May 26, 2026

MIRIAM MAKEBA - The Many Voices Of LP 62 w The Best Of LP 68

REPOST and ADD ON:  Post number two of what I am calling the big three this week (other two right below and above this post).  Adding the fine Best of album on top.  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Miriam Zenzi Makeba
Profile: Grammy Award-winning South African singer, also known as "Mama Afrika", born March 4th, 1932, in Johannesburg and died November 10th, 2008, in Castel Volturno, Italy. She sang with The Skylarks 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.

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May 17, 2023 at 2:44 PM
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