''Sing Me a Song'' is a 1994 album by

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 African popular music, Afropop, jazz, a ...

. It was her first album recorded in South Africa, in a studio in

Mmabatho Mmabatho (Tswana for "Mother of the People") is the former capital of the North-West Province of South Africa. During the apartheid era, it was the capital of the former "Bantustan" of Bophuthatswana. Following the end of apartheid in 1994, Bophu ...

, Bophuthatswana.Miriam Makeba, Nomsa Mwamuka ''Makeba: The Miriam Makeba Story'' 2004 - Page 222- "Then just before the celebration of our newly found independence I did my album Sing Me a Song. I recorded Sing Me a Song, my first album recorded at home, in a studio in Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana. The message of the album was a message of hope and peace. The era had arrived for the miraculous day of April 27th 1994."

Track listing

#Sing Me a Song #Bass Rap #N'Diarabi #Moody Moods #Thula Mntanami #Generation Rap #Known Unsung Hero #I Long to Return #Serenade Me #Bambarana #Choo Choo Train / Shuku Shuku #Ivory Song #My People #Laktushona Ilanga #Good Grunge # Prendre Un Enfant

References

{{Authority control 1994 albums Miriam Makeba albums Mercury Records albums