''Miriam Makeba'' is the self-titled debut"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 ''

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. It was released in 1960 by RCA Victor.

Track listing

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

* Perry Lopez - guitar *

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conducted by Milt Okun

Notes

1960 debut albums Miriam Makeba albums RCA Victor albums Gallo Record Company albums Albums conducted by Milt Okun {{1960s-album-stub