Mme. Makeba
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Track:Djiguinira
While I am still up I thought this needed to be heard by more than just me. Simply beautiful and powerful. Feel free to direct me to a great Miriam Makeba full-length release in the comments, because I have this song from a compilation. Good night.
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Comments (8)
"Simply beautiful and powerful" describes it well. That guitar playing sounds so un-American and so South African.
You might enjoy her version of Manha de Carnaval.
Reminds me of Teena Marie, very nice..
Who is Teena Marie? I have never heard?
Sorry I meant Sergio Mendez, I think Teena M. might have done an album this style, but I can't find it. I was really into the afro-cuban thing in the 90's for a while.
I like Sergio for sure.
Spike: funny that you mention the guitar. I thought it sounded like the little bit of Grateful Dead I have heard, something kind of subtly rhythmic but "pretty". But that could just be my Dead ignorance speaking because I have been quite uninterested in that band for my whole life.
I know her name only from a German HipHop song from Freundeskreis. Good to hear the music to the name at last ..
Yeah, I looking for a good album to buy. She has a tremendous presence. Good to hear form you, Herm.
For her early recordings, there are two compilations called "Best of Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks" which come highly recommended. This track, I note, was recorded in Conakry in 1974, and as such sounds more sub-Saharan than her more South African records, being much more influenced by Malian/Nigèrian female vocalists.