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"Makeba" is a song by French singer-songwriter Jain, released on 6 November 2015, from her debut studio album, Zanaka. It was written by Jain and produced by her longtime collaborator Maxim Nucci . The refrain of the song used a sample from the 1978 song "Me and the Gang" by the American percussionist, songwriter, arranger, and record producer ...
Makeba and Dizzy Gillespie in Calvados, France, 1991. Makeba, Gillespie, Simone, and Masekela recorded and released her studio album, Eyes on Tomorrow, in 1991. It combined jazz, R&B, pop, and traditional African music, and was a hit across Africa. Makeba and Gillespie then toured the world together to promote it. [88]
Makeba! is a 1968 album by Miriam Makeba. Liner notes were written by A. B. Spellman who classed the album the “most African of her recent releases". [1]
Makeba's "Pata Pata" was originally sung, recorded, and released in South Africa by Makeba's girl group The Skylarks [10] in either 1956 [11] or 1959. [7]In 1967, after establishing a successful singing career in the US, Makeba re-recorded the song with Jerry Ragovoy producing, and with an added spoken part in English.
An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba is a Grammy Award-winning 1965 album by Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba, released by RCA Victor.It was the second outcome of the long lasting collaboration between Belafonte and Makeba, the first being the appearance of Makeba in the song "One More Dance" on Belafonte's 1960 album, Belafonte Returns to Carnegie Hall.
Miriam Makeba and The Skylarks: Volume 2 (as Miriam Makeba and The Skylarks; Remastered from 78/45 RPM recorded between 1956 and 1959) (CD) TELCD 2315, 1997; The Best of Miriam Makeba (CD) BMG/RCA, 2000; Legend (CD) Next Music CDSL21, 2001; Mama Africa: The Very Best of Miriam Makeba (CD), 2001; The Guinea Years (CD/LP) STCD3017/SLP48, 2001
Makeba is an African name. People with the name include: Makeba Alcide (born 1990), Saint Lucian track and field athlete; Makeba Riddick, American singer-songwriter; Bongi Makeba (1950–1985), South African singer-songwriter, daughter of Miriam; Miriam Makeba (1932–2008), South African singer, actor, UN goodwill ambassador, and civil rights ...
Comme une symphonie d'amour is a 1979 album by South African singer Miriam Makeba. [1] The album has been published in several editions, including one by Gallo Records in 2006. Some editions are entitled Malaisha .