This is a discography of South African musician Miriam Makeba (1953-2008).

Studio albums

* '' Miriam Makeba'' (1960) (LP

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The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba ''The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba'' is a 1962 studio album of Miriam Makeba (LP Kapp KL1274). Track listing All tracks composed by Miriam Makeba; except where indicated #"Kilimanjaro (Hunting Song and Boot Dance)" ( Mackay Davashe, Tom Glazer) ...

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'' (1963) (LP RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2750) #86 ( US) * '' The Voice of Africa'' (1964) (LP RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2845) #122 (US) * '' Makeba Sings!'' (1965) (LP RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3321) * ''

An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba ''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 th ...

'' (1965) (LP with

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) #85 (US) * '' The Magic of Makeba'' (1965) (LP RCA Victor LPM/LSP-3512) * '' The Magnificent Miriam Makeba'' (1966) (LP

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All About Miriam ''All About Miriam'' is the 1966 ninth studio album of Miriam Makeba (LP Mercury 134029)Billboard - Nov 19, 1966 ALL ABOUT MIRIAM Miriam Makeba. Mercury MG 21095 (M); "... Not only does she excel in an almost-patented "Click Song," but also in so ...

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Pata Pata "Pata Pata" is an Afro-pop dance song popularized internationally by South African singer Miriam Makeba. "Pata Pata" is credited to Makeba and Jerry Ragovoy. Her most popular recording of "Pata Pata" was recorded and released in the United Stat ...

'' (1967) (LP

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RS6274) #74 (US) * '' Makeba!'' (1968) (LP Reprise RS6310) * '' Keep Me in Mind'' (1970) (LP Reprise RS6381) * '' A Promise'' (1974) (LP RCA YSPL1-544) * '' Miriam Makeba & Bongi'' (1975) (LP with

Bongi Makeba Bongi Makeba (20 December 1950 – 17 March 1985) was a South African singer-songwriter. She was the only child of singer Miriam Makeba with her first husband, James Kubay. Biography Angela Sibongile Makeba was born in South Africa in 1950, ...

; Guinea: Editions Syliphone Conakry SLP 48) * '' Country Girl'' (1978) (LP Sonodisc ESP165518) * '' Comme une symphonie d'amour'' (1979) (LP Sonodisc ESP 7501) * '' Sangoma'' (1988) (CD

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Welela ''Welela'' is an album by the South African musician Miriam Makeba, released in 1989. It was produced primarily by Sipho Mabuse. Critical reception ''The New York Times'' wrote that "Makeba mixes old and new on ''Welela'', using a polished moder ...

'' (1989) (CD

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CDGSP3084) #6 (US World Music Albums) * '' Eyes on Tomorrow'' (1991) (CD Gallo CDGSP3086) #10 (US World Music Albums) * '' Sing Me a Song'' (1993) (CD CDS12702) * '' Homeland'' (2000) (CD Putumayo PUTU1642) * '' Reflections'' (2004) (CD Gallo Music GWVCD-51) #12 (US World Music Albums) * ''Forever'' (2006) (CD Gallo Music CDGURB-082) - compilation

Live albums

* '' Miriam Makeba in Concert!'' (1967) (LP) (

RS6253) #182 ( US) * ''Live in Tokyo'' (1968) (LP) (Reprise SJET8082) * ''Live in Conakry: Appel a l'Afrique'' (1974) (LP) (Sonodisc SLP22) * ''Enregistrement public au Theatre des Champs-Elysées'' (1977) (LP) (released on CD6508 as ''Pata Pata: Live in Paris'' in 1998) * '' Live at Berns Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden, 1966'' (2003) (CD and DVD) (Gallo Music GWVCD-49)

Compilations

* ''The Best of Miriam Makeba'' ( LP) Canada:

LSP-3982, 1968 * ''Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba'' (2xLP) RCA International (Camden) PJL2-8042, 1975 * ''Miriam Makeba'' (LP) Italy: Record Bazaar RB 254, 1980 * ''

The Queen of African Music Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she w ...

'' (CD) Verlag Pläne 831 655–938, 1987 * ''

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'' (CD) Germany: Novus 3155-2-N/ND 83155, 1991 * ''Miriam Makeba and The Skylarks: Volume 1'' (as Miriam Makeba and The Skylarks; Remastered from 78/45 RPM recorded between 1956 and 1959) (CD) TELCD 2303, 1991 * ''Folk Songs from Africa'' (CD) SAAR CD 12514, 1994 * ''En public à Paris et Conakry'' (CD), 1996 * ''Hits and Highlights'' (CD), 1997 * ''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)

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/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 * ''Mother Africa: The Black Anthology'' (CD), 2002 * ''The Best of Miriam Makeba: The Early Years'' (CD)

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WRASS 088, 2002 * ''The Definitive Collection'' (CD) UK: Wrasse WRASS 062, 2002 * ''Her Essential Recordings'' (2xCD) Manteca MANTDBL502, 2006 * ''Mama Afrika 1932–2008'' (CD)

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Extended plays

* ''Makeba – Belafonte'' (as Miriam Makeba and

) (Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM) Germany: RCA Victor EPA 9035, 1961 * ''The Click Song'' (Vinyl, 7", EP) France: London RE 10.145, 1963 * ''Chants d'Afrique'' (Vinyl, 7") France: RCA Victor 86.374, 1964

Singles

* "Duze" (1956) (

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The Click Song ''Qongqothwane'' is a traditional song of the Xhosa people of South Africa. It is sung at weddings to bring good fortune. In the western world it is mainly known as ''The Click Song''. The Xhosa title literally means "knock-knock beetle", which i ...

" / " Mbube" (1963) (7-inch vinyl London HL 9747) * " Malaika" / "Malcolm X" (1965) (7-inch vinyl Kenya: Sonafric SYL 565) * "

" (1967) (7-inch vinyl

0606) #12 ( US) * "Malayisha" (1967) (7-inch vinyl Reprise) * "What is Love" (1968)Billboard - Mar 16, 1968 - Page 78 Capitol 2132 * MIRIAM MAKEBA-WHAT IS LOVE (Writer: Ragovoy) (Ragmar, BMI)— Composer Jerry Ragovoy comes up wifh a meaningful ballad for today's world problems which is given an exceptional reading by Miss Makeba. Flip: "Ha Po Zamani".. * "Emavungwini" (1968) (7-inch vinyl France, Spain: Reprise) * "

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" / "Iphi Ndilela (Show Me the Way)" (1969) (7-inch vinyl Germany: Reprise RA 0804) * "Pata Pata" / "Click Song Number 1" (1972) (7-inch vinyl Germany, Netherlands: Reprise REP 14 217) * "We Got to Make It" / "Promise" (1975) 7-inch vinyl with Instrumentalgruppe German Democratic Republic: AMIGA 4 56 044, 1974, and France: Disques Espérance * "Pata Pata" / "Malayisha" (1976) (7-inch vinyl Italy: Reprise 14 267, released in France in 1978) * "Hauteng" / "Talking and Dialoging" (1978) (7-inch vinyl France: Disques Espérance ESP 155027) * "Comme une symphonie d'amour" (1979) (7-inch vinyl France: Disques Espérance ESP 65.009) * "Give Me a Reason" / "Africa" (1989) (7-inch vinyl Italy: Philips 875 308-7) * "Pata Pata 2000" (2000) ( CD Putumayo PUTU 919-S)

References

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