''Reflections'' is the 2004 final studio album of
Miriam Makeba
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 ...
. It won three prizes at the South African Music Awards in 2004.
[Billboard - Jul 3, 2004 - Page 34 MIRIAM MAKEBA Reflections PRODUCERS: Ringo Madlingozi, Nelson Lumumba Heads Up International HUCD 3087 ... the classic "Mas Que Nada" and swings most elegantly, then revisits the Brazilian groove on Jorge Ben's "Xica Da Silva.]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Miriam Makeba; except where indicated
#"Where Are You Going?" (
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for ...
) - 4:00
#"I'm In Love With Spring" (George Patterson, William Salter) - 3:27
#"
Mas Que Nada"
Jorge Ben
Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (). His characteristic style fuses samba ...
3:15
#"
Xica Da Silva"
Jorge Ben
Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (). His characteristic style fuses samba ...
6:10
#"
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 ...
" 4:53
#"
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 State ...
" 3:23
#"Quit It" (
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, ...
,
Caiphus Semenya
Caiphus Semenya (born 19 August 1939) is a South African composer and musician. He was born in Alexandra, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa.
He left South Africa for Los Angeles, California, United States, in the 1960s, together with his wife ...
) - 5:30
#"Comme Une Symphonie D'Amour" 3:16
#"Iyaguduza" 6:22
#"African Convention" (Hugh Masekela) - 4:59
#"Ring Bell" (
Jerry Ragovoy) - 3:15
#"I Shall Sing" (
Van Morrison
Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945), known professionally as Van Morrison, is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose recording career spans seven decades. He has won two Grammy Awards.
As a teenager in t ...
) - 7:10
#"Love Tastes Like Strawberries" 5:05
References
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2004 albums
Miriam Makeba albums