Miriam Makeba (album)

Miriam Makeba
Studio album by Miriam Makeba
Released 11 May 1960[1]
Genre World music, African music
Length 34:42 (LP); 35:07 (CD)
Label RCA Victor and Gallo Africa
Producer Bob Bollard
Miriam Makeba chronology
The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba
(1960)		 Miriam Makeba
(1960)		 An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
(1965)

Miriam Makeba is a self-titled, debut[2] album by Miriam Makeba. It was released in 1960 on the RCA Victor label.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Retreat Song"  Miriam Makeba2:34
2."Suliram" (Indonesian lullaby)traditional2:45
3."The Click Song"  Makeba, Khoza, Majola, Mdedle, Mogosti2:09
4."Umhome"  Makeba1:16
5."Olilili"  Silinga2:31
6."Lakutshn, Ilanga"  Dvashe, Glazer2:07
7."Mbube" (with The Chad Mitchell Trio)Linda3:17
8."The Naughty Little Flea"  Thomas3:45
9."Where Does It Lead"  Davis2:29
10."Nomeva"  Makeba2:37
11."House of the Rising Sun"  Lopez1:57
12."Saduva"  Makeba2:30
13."One More Dance" (with Charles Colman)Carter2:40
14."Iya Guduza"  Makeba2:05

Personnel

Notes

  1. ↑ Miriam Makeba discography, http://www.sm5cbw.se/makeba/lsp2267.htm
  2. ↑ "Recorded a year after the international hit musical King Kong (1959), which provided many black South African musicians with the opportunity to escape apartheid, Makeba's debut album paints a compelling portrait of the artist in exile." Miles Keylock, "Miriam Makeba" in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Universe Publishing, 2005), p. 51.


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