Miriam Makeba - Mama Africa: The Very Best of Miriam Makeba
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Artist: Miriam MakebaEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2001-04-24
Music Label: Manteca
Soundtracks:
- Tula Ndivile
- Laku Tshoni 'Llanga
- Ntyilo Ntyilo
- Holilili
- Orlando
- Intandane
- Live Humble
- Sindiza Ngecadillacs
- Phansi Kwalomhlaba
- Hush
- Sophiatown Is Gone
- Phata Phata
- Umqokozo
- Pata Pata
- Kilimanjaro
- Thanayi
- Can't Cross Over
- Carnival
- Chicken (Kikirikiki)
- African Convention
- I Shall Sing
- Malaika
- Jolinkomo
- West Wind
- The Click Song
Music reviews of Mama Africa: The Very Best of Miriam Makeba
Music Review: I should've heeded that other reviewer - Makeba's voice is lost here in the overpowering orchestral elements.
Rating: 3 Stars
I bought a copy of Miriam Makeba's "Africa", and LOVE it - the purity of the almost tribal element of the music is beautifully preserved on that recording, but not so much here on "Mama Africa". The songs contained on the CD may be considered some of Makeba's best, but it's hard to make that out with the way the album was edited. The volume is so punched up on all of the instruments that are supposed to be accompanying Ms. Makeba that it's well nigh impossible to pick her magnificent voice out in every song that I've heard on this album. In addition to that, the audio quality of the recording makes it sound like someone dredged this album up from the ocean floor decades after a circa-1920s release. The sound on this album is both poor quality and antiquated.
I'd suggest that you consider another album if you're looking for the great sound that Miriam Makeba was so famous for. I love "Africa" - every song on that album truly makes me feel as if I'm participating in a loving, jubilant celebration on a warm, spice-scented day in a tropical climate. I initially started looking at Ms. Makeba's work after seeing a recent auto ad that played her song "Pata Pata" - I'm willing to bet money that the version of the song used in the Honda (?) ad is from her album Her Essential Recordings: The Empress of African Song. I've got that on its way to me now, and I have no doubt that THAT collection will be the "Greatest Hits" I was hoping for here. Don't give up on your search for the best of her music - just be aware that the sound quality here detracts from what made her famous in the first place.
Description of Mama Africa: The Very Best of Miriam Makeba
25 track compilation from South Africa's most important female vocalist. Includes early songs she recorded as a member of the Manhattan Brothers and The Skylarks through to her classic worldwide hits, 'Pata Pata' and 'The Click Song'. Sleevenotes include a detailed history of Makeba and track by track commentary. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.Folk CDs
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