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Miriam Makeba | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Bmg Int'l
• ASIN: B000024AYN
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,581 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Uthando Luyaphela

2. Table Moutain

3. Miriam and Spokes' Phatha Phatha

4. Mtshakasi

5. Ndimbone Dluca

6. Ndamcenga

7. Makoti

8. Ndidliwe Zintabe

9. Inkomo Zodwa

10. Sindiza Ngecadillacs

11. Nomalungelo

12. Kutheni Sithandwa

13. Vula Amasango

14. Owakho

15. Baya Ndi Memeza

16. Yini Madoda

17. Ekoneni

18. Uyadela

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miriam Makeba's roots, August 6, 2001

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

If you're only familiar with Miriam Makeba's folk-era recordings ("The Click Song," etc.) then take the time to check out this amazing set of her earliest work from the mid-1950s, with the Skylarks vocal ensemble. This is South African "jive" music, a mix of ska-like African rhythms and American jazz and swing melodies - some of the most cheery and infectious music you'll ever hear! This is a great single-CD retrospective; there's are also a 2-volume collection on Teal Records in case you want MORE!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Surprise, September 20, 2002

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Barbara J. Chaplin (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

I bought this cd on a whim and was pleasantly surprised, especially at the sound quality. This cd is a collection of the Skylarks' best from the late 1950s. Nevertheless, the sound is quite good; in fact it sounds less dated than similar American recordings from the same era.
Miriam Makeba is a well-known singer from South Africa with a lovely voice. The Skylarks sound a great deal like American girl groups from the 1950s and early 60s, but I have to say that in my opinion the Skylarks are better. Perhaps because I was unfamiliar with the music, this cd sounds fresher and more interesting, and the songs themselves benefit greatly from their less produced sound.

3.0 out of 5 stars MAKEBA, May 18, 2009

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PREECEY "preecey" (NEW ZEALAND) - See all my reviews

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Heard these singers first on the soundtrack of Jonathon Deme's movie "Mandella" on Island records. Loved the sound and wanted more.

Very much like the Andrews Sisters but with a lot more style and better produced. Could easily be regarded as a 1990's recording and not something from the 50's or 60's...great for easy listening or as background music in cafe's or bars. VERY different (unless you happen to live in South Africa)