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Gorgeous and powerful voice. But I do wonder how much of this was westernized to appeal to a larger Euro-centric audience.
Hey ... they stole that from the Tokens
A brand of folk that is intresting but not exactly for me. Vocally impressive but it's not a genre that resonates with me.
Pleasant album to listen to, and I understand the historical importance and context, but nothing that I would regularly put on.
Something different, and lovely too! We need more albums like this on the list. I don’t listen to much African music, but I was swept up by the energy, rhythm and backing vocals. Cool mix of traditional and contemporary songs.
I appreciated the change of pace this record made from the usual dross. She has a really nice voice.
Not too shabby, a smooth easy listen.
Giving it one star only because the lady's voice was incredible
4 uyimbube's out of 10
I can thank When We Were Kings for jntroducing me to this artist. Such a clear strong voice. Surely she is regarded among the great female singers of the time, Nina, Aretha, etc. i think there is a clear intent to introduce the music of South Africa to Western audiences. I was critical of Frank Sinatra on a revent review for not blending well enough with Bossa and later thought perhaps i was too harsh. This album shows i wasnt. She slips effortlessly between styles, sticking mainly with Afro-Cuban but some interesting Western numbers like where does it lead and house of the rising sun - each of these is her comfortably honouring the song but putting her own will and expression onto it. Wonderful. This is a superb solo artist album. There are other players of course but her voice carries it, is what you are focussed on and rightly so.
Beautiful bird twill of a voice
Orright, orright. Another world music album. I'm definitely at the point where I'm beginning to feel African music is over-represented relative to the quality and influence of the music, though in defence of this album I'm pretty sure it's the first African album to come from a female artist. Perhaps this will be different. I'm familiar with Miriam Makeba because the creator of this website made a grave error when assembling the album pages. He used a script to scrape the album artwork and metadata of these albums from Spotify, which resulted in a handful of albums which don't actually appear on the list making it in here. In the case of Makeba, her "Pata Pata" album was erroneously added to the list and was made impossible to pull shortly afterwards. There's also incorrect album pages for "All the Young Dudes" by Mott the Hoople (archive.md/upkiM), "FourFiveSeconds" by Rihanna, Kanye and McCartney (archive.md/VIfgq), "Fractured Life" by Air Traffic (https://archive.md/8lxll), "...Like Clockwork" by Queens of the Stone Age (archive.md/fncOW), "More...Or Less. The Specials Live" by The Specials (archive.md/zvccb), "Purgatory / Paradise" by Throwing Muses (archive.md/f915p), and The Presidents of the United States of America's self-titled album (archive.md/Up2zI). I suspect there are fraudulent pages that were also outright deleted from the site since some of the early finishers of this list have total album counts that are under 1089. I will never let the developer of this website forget about his blunder - I find those dead album pages too interesting. Anyways, I might as well hit play on this thing. Here gooooes. Hmm. Not quite what I was expecting. Most of the African albums I've listened to move at a snail's pace, whereas this music has a sense of momentum and focus. Makeba has a solid presence and carries herself well. Most of the songs follow a rolling vocal melody that meshes nicely with the layabout electric guitars which underpin most of these songs, and Miriam is able to pretty effortlessly reach for the high notes in her songs. The album features an effective use of space, too. I didn't mind the silence on songs like "Holilili", whereas I'd be bouncing off the walls if such a style were attempted by an artist with less presence. At 13 songs stretched across 30 minutes, some of the offerings feel a little samey or unsubstantial, though on the whole I favoured this album for being a small, short, self-contained romp. Book time. Miriam Makeba was the lead female vocalist of King Kong (not that one), which was a 1959 South African jazz musical which protested apartheid. The musical was a huge success in South Africa, had a brief showing in London and launched Makeba's music career. "Miriam Makeba showcases a 28-year-old singer stepping confidently onto the world stage. To Western ears, much of the album's magic lies in the "exotic" timbres of her Xhosa vocal clicks". Time Magazine called Makeba "the most exciting new singing talent to appear in many years." The album failed to perform commercially, which caused Makeba's American label to drop her. Wikipedia has absolutely nothing on this album, though it was liked by the handful of critics that reviewed it. Sure. As a proud woman respecter, I am content with letting the first first Black African woman of power album onto the list (minus the hip-hop, jazz or blues selections). This was decently distinct from the other African albums I've listened to, and a lot more competent, too. Makeba also seems to be one of the more consequential figures in African music history, so big points there, too. I cosign this inclusion.
Easy listening on a rainy Welsh holiday. The click song was neat. Not my thing, but not offensive. It would be good in a coffee shop.
ზაფხული და კვარიათი!!!
This was a very soulful album and while I don't know everything that was being sung, I still found it delightful.
Хороший приятный голос, и музыка ничего, но только в тех песнях, которые без африканского этноса. Нам, видимо, не понять прелести африканских запевов.
Decent Jazz-Singer
4/10
I like it!
Great Vocals and worth a good listen
3.3
dulllllll
Beautiful voice, but I didn't love the mix of traditional and English songs.
Pleasant enough music, but this is just way too understated for me. The music is secondary to the vocals. Really the only time it picks up is with Mbube (The Lion King song) and Iya Guduza. Everything else just doesn't really do much for me. The laughing in One More Dance by Charles Coleman was really annoying as well.
Sometimes African, sometimes western, sometimes joyful, sometimes somber; this was an interesting mixed bag of songs. There's a bit of a vintage tone to the vocals; I wonder if it's because of the mic used or a production technique. That, and the styles of music used give this album a bit of a vintage sound. The music often seemed inspired by western styles, but you guys know I love fusion. However, In the case of this album, I sometimes found myself wishing it was a bit more African, or had more rhythm and groove elements. Maybe this is where a lot of South African music sounds like. I'm feeling a strong three (as opposed to a light four)
Another one I'm glad to see pop up. A founding mother of what came to be referred to (loosely) as "Afropop" (music that combines elements of pop music with traditional African musical elements), sometimes known or referred to as "Mama Africa," she was active throughout her adult life in numerous civil rights and freedom struggles. This is her first album, from 1960, shortly after she met Harry Belafonte, and moved to New York City. This one is between a 3 and a 4, and I'll go with a low 4, giving it the a slight boost up in tribute to her historical importance and influence. The music is fairly simple, but well done, and highlights her clear, powerful voice. Her father was Xhosa, and "The Click Song" (English title) is a popular traditional Xhosa song, and features clicking consonants from the unususal Xhosa language.
Now this is what I want to see. Something new to me with genuine quality. Great singer, simple arrangements, and the excellent backing vocals in the SA choir style that's surprisingly reminiscent of Polynesian choir style. Pentatonic polyphony is heavenly I suspect that the record company was responsible for including "House of the Rising Sun" and "One More Dance," songs that would appeal to Western listeners. Who knows. But I'm glad there's a genuine streak of indigenous songs that prevails, even if they're given a 50's-60's American pop treatment. It kinda reminds me of the Exotica genre, which packaged a fantasy of foreign lands. All that discomfort with the production aside, I enjoyed the record, largely thanks to the vocal performances and efficient rhythm section
This was so nice!! Another in the column of albums i’m really glad i got exposed to from doing this! I didn’t understand like ALMOST ANY of it but i felt it!
Me when I'm trying to tell a really funny joke that I thought of
Favourite Songs: The Click Song Mbube
Beautiful voice.
Introduction to african folk with homour
I struggled to hear anything special here. I don't know enough about this genre to know if it was exceptional or not. Her voice was decent enough without having any sort of 'wow' factor. The clicking noise she sang in the appropriately named 'Clicking Song' was bizarre, maybe that was why this album was included. I did listen to the whole album so my self-imposed rules dictate it gets 2 stars.
Delightfully different. Couldn’t understand, but a beautiful voice and sound. The Naughty Little Flea is a bop. Seems like a lovely woman.
What a voice. The album itself is clearly the concept of a Western producer looking for a cross over hit. So it regularly veers towards novelty pop. But even then it's a fascinating time capsule.
This is what I was hoping I would get coming to this project. It's beautiful African music. I may not come back to it, but I feel like I'm a better person for having heard it. My rating: 4/5
Mostly pleasant stuff: The Western world of 1960 was starting to absorb African music filtered through Western arrangements and covers (House of the Rising Sun). But One More Dance is a fully obnoxious psychopathic misstep, and docks a whole star off this otherwise very nice album.
righteous, soulful, jazz-inflected African swing
While it was initially considered slightly too "exotic" for massive mainstream commercial success, Miriam Makeba has rightfully earned its place as an undisputed classic. As a pioneering bridge between continents. It remains a masterclass in cross-cultural artistry and a testament to the indestructible power of "Mama Africa."
[3/5] african/world. sweet, soulful, slightly jazzy. stylistically mixed and unfortunately didn’t stand out to me. apart from one more dance, which was not good at all. 2.5. track notes: 1. such a calm and sauntery song about being whacked 2. horizontally inclined minimalism 3. big powerful happy harmony 4. me to the taxi driver when i forget my address 5. backing harmonies remind me of going to church 6. sweet tribute 7. whoa this is familiar! big powerful voice too 8. an advertisement for dimeticone 9. brooding about being broody 10. OH YAH 11. a continuation of delicate minimalism 12. emotional and strong with random pops/claps in the middle 13. what the heck is this, thought i was hearing things. give me that beth harmon prescription 14. lots of layering
Great then, good now.
What a lovely little album. Can't say I'll rush back it but I really enjoyed listening to it
I was having a fine time listening to this but One More Dance put such a bad taste in my mouth that it kind of soured me on the whole thing.
Lion king vibes
Neuporedivo fascinantniji lingvistički nego muzički, predivno mi je bilo čuti klikove u akciji uz predivan glas, ali pjesme same po sebi me malo je reći nisu oduševile.
mooi album door mooie vrouw
Is this bad? No. Did enjoy this? Also no. This is just not my bag, I’m afraid.
Really good album. The influence of African music is very prevalent. It is an underrated album of the 60's. Very good!
very unique
Not really my thing.
You can hear the genius already. I did get a bit confused by the mix of songs selected, they do not really come together in a continuous feeling. Great band and singers.
I liked it! Always down for classic African vocals
Some gorgeous performances - imagine how great this could have been without the rather insipid jazz standards breaking the flow of the album.
Space age bachelor pad, but make it African. And maybe some children’s songs. I almost gave this a 1⭐️ for the laughing guy.
Auch wenn die Aufnahmequalität (zumindest bei YT Music) schlecht ist, ist es ein stimmungsvolles Album. Sie hat eine tolle Stimme und auch die afrikanischen Lieder sind interessant zu hören. 3-4/5
What a beautiful voice she had! And despite her fame and success, much hardship in her life.
Pretty voice
C'mon let's be honest, you put this one in here to feel like it wasn't just western music eh? Awful.
Miriam Makeba has a great, strong voice. The album seems to be a collcetion of different songs and is very varied. There are some beautiful songs, but also a lot of weird ones.
I dig it. I like the mix of western and African music, the vocals, the stories. I'm adding her to my list of artists to explore more of.
was a nice one, the guy laughing was a weird touch but I'm kinda down Will I listen to again: 30%
65
The album was fine, but nothing really stood out for me. I would be okay with listening to the album again, but it wouldn't be one that I would add to my collection.
She has a wonderful voice and the songs have pleasing African rhythms. A relaxing listen
Interesting and very pretty African folk. I much prefer the non-acapella tracks.
3.5/5
Well that was a fun listen, she has an incredible voice. I didn’t know “the lion sleeps tonight” was based off of a traditional African song (though it seems obvious once you know). I also went down a rabbit hole of listening to different versions of “house of the rising sun”. The history of that song is an interesting Wikipedia page if you have some time.
2.5 didnt really connect with it; musicianship is good and a good voice. Click song was probably the most interesting for me
buena voz pero no te lo escucho ni en pedo
als capsule zeker waardig van een lijst
Beautiful voice. 2 stars
Really enjoyable
Not close to my wheelhouse. There's good stuff in this album and what Miriam does takes skill, but its just not for me.
Wonderful! This was just bloomin’ wonderful. Very thankful to the album gods for passing this collection by my ears. Miriam Makeba sure sounded like a character, what an interesting life she had. And what a voice. I prematurely decided that Mbube was my pick of the bunch with its Lion Sleeps Tonight vibe - but then I heard the hauntingly beautiful Where Does It Lead, which in the end became my choice track. One More Dance was hilarious in quite an evil way. An altogether fantastic discovery.
Stop laughing bro, damn. Not something I’d listen to again, however she has a very nice voice. Some of the songs felt like nursery rhymes but I imagine I’m not the target audience for those
High-quality vocals, of course. And a smart, interesting set of songs. So smooth.
Miriam's voice is beautiful and pure. The combination of genres is interesting but also a bit problematic. I guess the thought was to show the rage of the new artist but moving from song to song you feel unsure about the point of this specific collection of songs. I liked the "authentic" sounding ones to the more American side. But again, her vocals work well for both kinds. It's a solid record overall A classic 3 and should be here
First track starts and the music and lyrical phrasing immediately is reminiscent of Harry Belafonte mixed with the 60s-70s folk scene. Then I look her up while I'm listening, since I've never heard of her, and who else was a mentor figure but Belafonte. There's a simplicity to the music, a lack of embellishment that makes it stand out. And Makeba's vocals are carry and linger, in turn both ethereal and emphatic (looking at you "Olilili"). Her rendition of "House of the Rising Sun" sounds like a woman's ghost singing of her poor fortunes AS she's watching her own funeral procession. This is a solid folk album I'm glad came to my attention.
This was a calm vibe. I liked it!
I really appreciate her talent and beautiful voice
Beautiful voice, such a fun album
She has an amazing history and clearly has had a huge influence doing what she does, but this album wasn’t enjoyable for me
Lovely, a nice mixture of sunny and tender. Charles Colman's laughter is bizarre though, a relief he's only on one song
Overall, pretty chill album, nothing too exciting but it was probably quite influential back in the day. It's alright leaving in the background though.
Eh, it seemed good but not really my thing.
This album is one of reasons this list should exist. I thought Miriam Makena was great and I would have never known she existed without this as I am not schooled in African music, nor have a starting point. Now I do. Her incorporation of tribal songs with modern (well, at the time of recording) is beautiful. True, I don’t have a lot of context but this doesn’t feel dated at all. Her voices carries so much pride and passion, especially on Umhome where it is just her, though Olilili is not only fun to spell but also beautiful with the choir backing. The Naughty Little Flea was also fun. I really enjoyed this album.
Random thoughts: * This is the kind of education I had hoped for 1001 to provide me. * I vaguely knew of Makeba from the song of the same name by Jain. But I never occurred to me to actually find her music and check it out. * the music was good. Different but familiar since they used a few songs that are well known. * I won’t listen to this often but am glad to have it in my life now.
This was lovely! Her voice is so beautiful. Suliram is a highlight.
Great charm, and an important album to listen to. This is the kind of historical, deeply cultural albums that I started this challenge for.
Excellent voice and harmonies that actually work. A collection of covers and translations that show the spirit of a broad grasp of african music. Not all of it is perfectly polished, and the inclusion of laughter on "one more dance" may fall flat to you, but it's an album you should give a try before you die.
If you are a millionaire secretary or an old homeless drug addict, this album is for you. I usually enjoy African music but this was not it.
2,5
Such a cool album, my dad grew up in south africa so its amazing to hear some african music. I love the fusion of jazz and afropop, really cool and fun. The jazz guitar on Lakutshon'Ilanga was so beautiful, its cool to hear jazz that was inspired by african music in an album with traditional african songs. Great vibe on this album, very meaningful and politically potent in apartheid south africa, i have to give this one 7.5/10, 4 stars.
The first time I ever heard Miriam Makeba was live, at the Paul Simon Graceland show in 1986. She was great but in those days it was a lot harder to track down relatively obscure non-American artists at your local Sam Goody. So I always had her in the back of my mind and would occasionally hear something and enjoy it. But somehow never sat down and heard an entire record until now. This one is a lot of fun. Her voice is lovely and the songs here alternate between silly and heartfelt, in the best way. Not a record I'd go back to frequently but enjoyable all the same. This is what we need more of on this list
I thought the singing voice was quality, but the songs were mostly just bad.
Very cool! Great voice, and interesting music. I enjoyed the more traditional stuff much more than the English covers. "The Retreat Song (Jikele Maweni)" "The Click Song" "Mbube" and "The Naughty Little Flea" were standouts for me
It wasn't bad - the music was fine, the vocals were good. Just not my cup of tea, but I'm not going to mark it down for not being my thing.
I thought is was interesting and a good representation of a vocal style you don't really here in 'Merica. Would I go back to it often -- no, do I think it was a good listen -- yes.
Must've been a blast of fresh air in it's day. I've heard later stuff from her and liked it. A book end to Belefonte at Carnegie Hall. Good stuff.
Some parts literally brought me to tears and other parts (the Charles Colman duet) made me cringe. But overall this is a very beautiful record
this is a GREAT album anyone who rates this a one is CRAY CRAY (mom)
Beautiful.
Not for me. 1/5
This is exactly the kind of music I’m doing this for. An excellent album, hugely influential and what an interesting artist!
I started listening to the wrong album first, and found it pretty dull. The correct one is really cool, though - even apart from The Click Song.
Admire her voice and style of music but couldn’t finish listening
Takie 3
Wow, really beautiful, seems even not belong to the world
Yes to this. No substantive reason, just yes. Lovely voice.
No idea what she's singing about, but her voice is beautiful and dynamic.
It was okay, what can I say? I was pretty neutral towards it.
Listening session: juli 3rd, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: I really like to hear something African on here and I enjoyed the good vibes of this album Favourite tracks: The Retreat Song, The Click Song & Holilili
Theree isss a hoiuusee in new orleeaaansss
It was goodish. Didn't seem particularly groundbreaking but I'm ignorant. Not really my style again by happy to be educated.
Hearing Mbube was a cool moment. I know hers is a cover, but it was still cool being like “wait, I know this!”
These are the kinds of treasures we come here for. Not yet another Brit Pop band from the early 2000’s.
Not bad
Really, really well done. Best Song: Mbube Rating: 6/10 Stars: 3
Surprised by how much I liked it.
Fine listening on the train to PDX.
8/10 It's always exciting when a "world music" album pops up on this list - it's what I was hoping for when I started this list, and it's a nice diversion from the endless new wave, britpop, and Beatles (to say nothing of their endless derivatives). It's an interesting album that largely seems to follow western music conventions, with some notable deviations. I particularly enjoy Mbube (which is a cover of the song that eventually became a massive influence on the music of the Lion King), The Naughty Little Flea, and One More Dance - the latter two being songs with a bit of a sense of humor to them. That being said, the whole album is pretty good and certainly worth listening to.
Delightful album! Hampered a little bit by 60s stylistic tics but very nice to listen to. Unfortunately, the hymn-like tracks and the Disney movie sounds slow the album down a bit and even at 30 minutes, it gets long in the tooth. Unfortunate, because she has a great voice (though it can't save the House of the Rising Son cover). Nevertheless, something you can put on that is likable. Mark it on the "Gonna make my kids listen to it" list.
Kinda underwhelming for my 400th album but there haven’t been a ton of world music albums yet so not terrible
Not going to be a regular listen for me but it was a good listen and I may come back to it in the future.
Really exceptional voice
3★/5 06.23.2026
Good as an art, not for me to enjoy listening to
4/5 muy nice
It's beautiful. Excellent production. It's very nice to listen to. It doesn't light my heart on fire, however.
I was glad to have heard this album today but I have to say I was a little disappointed. When it came up I was excited about a cool African jazz record, and that's sort of what this is but not quite what I expected. There are some cool parts to it here and there and I really enjoyed the more obviously African songs. I would definitely seek out more by Miriam Makeba because I get the feeling this is not the best she has to offer. This is one of those albums that I was really glad to hear because I'm sure I'll really enjoy some of her other stuff but this particular album fell a little flat for me. 3/5
SWEET JOY!!! Gorgeous in every way, unreservedly 5 stars, genuinely found myself waving and whooping at one point, then put the whole thing on repeat. Glorious.
the song with the guy laughing fucking ruins this so bad like holy shit leave it off the record
Charles Coleman almost ruined this album his part was just so weird. But Miriam was incredible with her beautiful voice and singing and I loved her style
Good album. I can see where the Lion King folks swiped their shtick. This is better than that. Like a lot better than that.
Afrikkalaista musiikkia 60-luvulta, mutta tässä siihen on sekoitettu mielenkiintoisesti sen ajan länsimaalaista populäärimusiikkia. Mukana myös House Of The Rising Sun cover ja outo afrikka/jenkki naurava kulkuri mitä vittua. Parhaat: En osaa nyt kyllä sanoa
Wow, I'm so happy to be introduced to Miriam Makeba, iconic South African musician and activist. I feel just a little warmer and happier every time I finish this album. Every song brings something special to the table, and her charisma shines throughout. The Click Song is so cheerful, Olilili so beautiful, and Where Does It Lead? so pensive. Her version of House of the Rising Sun is haunting. The Naughty Little Flea and One More Dance keep a smile on my face. Every song is its own gem. I got curious about the history of the song Mbube (which is the Zulu word for lion), and the rabbit hole was deeper than I'd expected. Another South African musician, Solomon Linda, improvised that famous 15 note melody in 1939 when creating songs with his group, The Evening Birds. They called the song, which is a retelling of the story about a lion hunting incident, Mbube. The song was well loved and even became the name of a South African genre. Mbube music as I understand it involves a vocal group (not always, but usually men) singing a cappella loudly and powerfully, harmonizing and dancing. Makeba also got her start singing mbube in groups, and some of the songs on this album would also be categorized as such. Mbube eventually evolved into a softer version of the genre, Isicathamiya, popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Mbube's roots are with the poor migrant workers who came from all over to find work in the mines in the industrialized Natal Region. Music and dance became critical for finding and preserving community with one another. But back to the song. Linda ended up selling the rights to Mbube to the owner of his record company and never received royalties for it. Eventually the recording was sent to a record company in the U.S., and Pete Seeger recorded a version of it with his group, The Weavers, as "Wimoweh." (1951). In 1961, The Tokens released "The Lion Sleeps Tonight.", the version most familiar to those of us in the West. What's really funny is that a couple weeks after learning this, I was listening to the Seven Nation Army episode of the podcast "60 Songs That Explain the '90s: The 2000s" (HIGHLY recommend to anyone who might happen to read this), and host Rob Harvilla really gets into this in his opening monologue. To quote him: "A whole bunch of white people, most of them record executives, make tens of millions of dollars off the melody of a black singer who gets practically nothing." There's a documentary on Netflix about the history of this song, and I think Beyoncé brought some attention to it in one of her productions as well. Anyway, I'm here capturing my messy summaries of the wiki pages I visited about Mbube to remember Solomon Linda and honor the history of this song. His original version can be found on YouTube and is worth the listen. Though I have to say, Miriam Makeba's version takes the cake for me. Miriam Makeba helped to popularize South African music in the West, and this album is the perfect showcase of that. I'm so glad I know about her now.
another first listen. i am woefully undereducated in african genres, so this is a nice opportunity to hear more. her voice is lovely. Mbube makes me feel like Lion King just ripped it off, or perhaps it is a love note to the whole genre. i will have to look into that further. either way, its really cool to hear. favorite tracks: Umhome, Olilili, Mbube, Saduva
Fantastic. Makeba has a beautiful voice capable of a wide range. Enjoyed every track. It’s almost a shame that Disney etc have co-opted some of this style of sound for their commercial benefit, but we hear the real thing here.
Beautiful. Soulful. Sad and pure and powerful. I loved the songs in Swahili, I loved the covers in English. This rocks. Beautiful voice.
3.5, me gustó bastante la verdad
Probs the best “world music” we’ve had so far, not least because of the amount of English it features I guess Wtf is so funny Charles
Very beautiful, but I’m almost certainly not going to come back to it sadly 2
Pretty fun listen. I am not much into African music so I will probably not come back to it. But she is certainly talented and inspirational.
Wouldn’t seek it out, but I’m glad I listened.
Fine listen. Nothing too interesting or out there about it, but glad I heard it. The track with Charles Colman really annoyed me though. Just stop laughing and sing.
never heard of this before, not my usual thing but wow what a voice
Culturally interesting and was pleased to hear something not from the UK or America. I recognise Miriam’s impact on South Africa during apartheid…the music, however, is not something to think I’ll be rushing back to play.
Beautiful and joyful will listen a lot.
Not at all what I expected, what a lovely voice and album. One more dance was unsettling, but not because of Miriam. Highlights: mbube!
Sorry, but no. It’s just not music to my ears.
this was a lot of fun! reminds me a lot of ladysmith black mambazo, which I guess is not surprising. 4/5.
I like the background hiss
Oh, I adored this album. I loved the click song. Her voice is melodic. Was surprised by Mbube!!
Unbelievable vocal skill. I can tell this is an amazing album. But, it's not something I would listen to regularly
Listening to this shot me down a bit of a rabbit whole with the song Mbube. Originally listening I thought a bunch of white dudes named The Tokens had ripped Miriam off with their white washed version of the song 'The Lion sleeps tonight'. But it goes deeper. The original Mbube was written in 19 thirty fucking NINE (1939), by Solomon Linda at Gallo Recording company in Johannesburg, South Africa. The song then blows up in 1961 for the Tokens, and the original creator never get any sort of credit, nobody knows his name. Feels fucking gross to me, but I am glad this album was able to throw me into the history of this to find the original makers of such a beautiful song. Honestly Mbube is 100x better than the lion sleeps tonight anyways, being sung. Like seriously, go look into the history of this, its filled with legal dispuits, artistic theft (that seriously enrages me), and even has Disney involved with its use of "The Lion Sleeps tonight" in the Lion King. Solomons descendants suing Disney for royalties, as Solomon made like 2 fucking dollars for a song that grossed over 15 million. Anyways, I'm off topic, Miriam covered the song, but as she is also from South Africa, and didn't alter it to the point of appearing to be a different song, I can respect it. She also covered The House of the Rising Sun, which was cool to see. This is the type of album I love to see on the list, a genre I am not familiar with, filled with history, amazing vocal talent, song writing, and musicianship. Some really fun songs on here, although I kind of wish she left out the songs written in english, those were honestly my least favorite (except for the one about the flea, that was fun). 9/10
Vocal quality like that of Billie Holiday, cept I don't hear Billie singing no Click song. This is why we follow this list.
Von genial bis albern...
S'alright. These sort of albums are short and sweet, so there's nothing to complain about.
Miriam’s voice is so angelic this felt a bit like a Christmas album to me. Holds up well for being world music released over 65 years ago. Nice debut, enjoyed the listen. (2.2*s) Awlright, maybe The Naughty Little Flea doesn’t hold up, but it had to make ya smile!
Give Miriam some credit for opposing the apartheid and spreading South African music to the world. I didn't expect such soft sound and slow songs though. Charles Coleman laughing his ass off over the death of her old man was an odd one. Heard a little "Lion Sleeps Tonight" in there too. Some more culture from the list and a one time listen for me...1.22 stars.
I'm always impressed by someone who is able to speak multiple languages well enough to be able to effectively sing in their non-native language. This is especially impressive when the difference between the languages is so stark. Miriam Makeba clearly has South African roots but her English is really soft and smooth when she is vocalizing. Her voice is surprisingly tender and effective enough to carry a tune with minimal accompaniment. I appreciated that the songs on this album were 2-3 minute entries that were quick to visit and moved on with dragging. It was cool to get a glimpse into some of the African language that contains clicks and beats that we don't have in English. Nice to get some exposure to a traditional cultural songs like The Click Song that is evidently used in South African weddings. Otherwise I think heard some excerpts from The Lion Sleeps Tonight and a slowed down vocal version of House of the Rising Sun. Though I didn't expect much from this album there are parts of it that stuck with me more than some of the prior world music entries. I don't expect to ever return to Miriam Makeba but this 30-minute listen certainly wasn't wasted on me. 1.81 stars
I love pretty much all these Afro jazz albums. It may be that because I don’t know the style well enough to be terribly discerning, but I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Interesting how "world" music up to this point was Bossa nova. It's a very minimal album with just Miriam's voice, guitars, and African drums. You can also hear a hint of jazz in some of the slower songs and that one duet. It's a nice listen but there's not much to it than that (3.5).
Good, fine, just nothing really hits me hard here
A refreshing listen. Interesting to hear a vocal technique on the Click Song that nobody else in the other 1086 albums will do I like the traditional pop style mixed with the African I do think the first half was stronger overall, besides House of the Rising Sun 3.5 Highlights: House of the Rising Sun, Lakutshn, Ilanga, Olilili
The talent is obvious but an uneven choice of tunes - trying to find a few that might sell no doubt - prevents this one from soaring.
What a golden voice.
Muy bueno y diferente
My mother listened to a lot of ‘60s folk/country/ world music so I grew up with Joan Baez, Theodore Bikel, the Kingston Trio, Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba. This doesn’t put a foot wrong.
Tyckte det var lite trist i början det blev vackert! Saknar bangern Pata Pata som jag antar dyker upp senare
Skön vibe, men som med en hel del liknande något som verkligen skulle komma till liv live, jämfört med en inspelning.
Möjligen råkade jag vara på precis rätt humör, men detta var mycket trevligt!
these are the album i love to get from this website. i would've never listened this album otherwise, but it's absolutely magnificent. i feel happier after listening to this, and that's all that matters sometimes.
Good, just random
Pretty consistent but the non album singles that Spotify queued after the album did more for me. RYM: N Saved a song: N
3/5
There’s something absolutely remarkable about this album. The songs, the styles, the influences, the variety, and just the timing of this recording in history are simply sublime. Most of all though her voice is remarkable. As lovely in any language, haunting, controlled and strong. Literally my only complaint about this album is that microphone and recording technology had not progressed to a point to be able to handle the power of her voice at times, and the recording is basically blown out when she really belts one. But it hardly distracts from the enjoyment of this recording.
A little too laid back and easy, like an African James Taylor.
Makeba has an enchanting voice. I enjoyed the variety of the eponymous album.
Vart tog den stygga lilla loppan vägen...? Sydafrikas Siw Malmqvist sjunger lättviktig afrikansk 50talsschlager som är från Västindien. Menlöst misch masch som måste varit olyssningsbart även som rent melodiradioskvall med Sigge Fürst i folkhemstransistorn 1961. Hon må ha varit en stark och viktig röst och symbol i angelägna frågor men hennes afroschlager vill jag gärna slippa
Den afrikanska kontinenten är en vit fläck i min skivsamling. Det svarta Amerika är desto mer representerat. I sina bästa stunder smälter Mariam Makeba ihop de både sidorna och visar att mycket av musiken på båda sidor om Atlanten härstammar från samma plats. Bäst är hon i de långsamma sorgsna melodierna, som Suliram, Where does it lead och Lakutshon Ilanga, där hennes starka röst verkligen kommer till sin rätt. Men det är också en del larv, Whimawee och klicksång som jag inte riktigt är mottaglig för. En hyfsat stark tvåa på totalen.
Malena har en fin röst. Tyvärr håller inte arrangemangen samma klass. Känns mer som replokalsupptagningar än ett riktigt album. Dessutom väldigt klent med enbart bas, gitarr å sång. Vad som är syftet med Charles Colemans garv i One more dance, går över mitt förstånd. Svag tvåa.
Miriam har säkert haft stor betydelse för att öppna upp västerländska ögon för afrikansk musik. Här får vi en blandning av Sydafrika, amerikansk folkmusik (house of the rising sun) samt lite trams (the Naughty little flea och one more dance). Vi slipper åtminstone Pata pasta.
Classic song Mbube <3
Listens: 3 Standout Tracks: The Click Song, Mbube, Nomeva, House of the Rising Sun This was a pleasant album and a nice change of pace from what I've been getting from the List the last couple of weeks. Short and sweet, beautiful voice, and some familiarity with certain songs though popular media. One More Dance was a little weird. I can't tell if Charles Coleman laughing was deliberate or just goofing around on the track.
5/10 It's nice to have diversity on the list. If anything there should more picks like this. Unfortunately that doesn't mean I enjoyed listening. Not my cup of tea I guess. Highlights: Iya Guduza Mbube
Good album.
Not my thing
setter heller på the circle will be unbroken og låser køen i halvannen time enn å høre på dette igjen...
Chill det her
I mean, im not sure what to do with this. Sounds like something from a Disney world show. But the more I listened to it the more I thought I liked it. In an old james bond movie. Or Next to a pool. With a drink. While falling asleep.
it was fun!
Nice voice. Song quality varied from silly novelty songs to songs of more substance. Groundbreaking nonetheless.
I do enjoy this but some songs where not that good. Maybe one of her later albums would have been a better pick here. But this is just my opinion.
Saw her sing on Paul Simon's Graceland tour, outstanding. Never heard this before. Googling reveals that this album was recorded in NYC and mentored by Harry Belafonte. Excellent studio musicians and she is great of course. An interesting sidenote is the inclusion of Solomon Linda's "Mbube" which is the song that was adapted into "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Uncredited for many years, he is credited as "J Linda" on the record. The Chad Mitchell Trio sang on that track too. Which makes me think more people knew at the time than has been reported that this was not a folk song but someone's composition. The Tokens version came out the next year. If you ever want to go down to dark rabbit hole, you can read the evolution of that song. Terrible stuff! But Miriam Makeba most certainly would have known the original and that someone else wrote it. I wonder who she told.
She has a beautiful voice but this loses a point for the incessant laughing through "One More Dance"
Pleasant in all aspects, but not exciting.
What. A. Voice. Never heard her off of her before…Will look out some other tracks now. Only 2 misses for me: house of the rising sun, One more dance
Gorgeous voice, very cool lady. Loved listening to this
Overall Rating - 3.43/5 (6.86/10). I like this album. I had no idea what to expect, but it was very pleasant to listen to the whole way through.
Beautiful and enjoyable tbh
3/5
Loved the African songs...and wish it was a whole album full of them.
Amazing voice.
Enjoyed it quite a bit for the first half. Second half not as strong.
old style - very nice vocals
I knew the songs but didn’t know who the artist was
Not my style but I really liked her voice.
I did not like this
Nice!
A lovely little hidden gem of an album. Some delightful songs which I really wasn’t expecting. From a misbehaving flea to a woman too busy dancing to care for her dead husband (until it was time to hear the will) and many other interesting songs in between. Something different which was refreshingly interesting.
Great voice and very easy to listen to, perfect soothing music to have on in the background.
Charming and enchanting. Words which are rarely uttered to describe music. Why is that? Discuss…..
Lowkey polyrhythmic.
Where's the god damned flea?!
What a random collection of tracks. I wasn’t a fan of the native tracks which was a shame and the ‘in the jungle’ track didn’t have the right feels for me. However the ‘house of the rising sun’ track sounded great and then the album took a rather weird twist a couple tracks later with ‘the naughty little flea’ really picked my ears up it was fun. As was the next track ‘one more dance’ the bloke laughing about the husband on his death bed was crazy especially when he lost control after his death 🤯 The album then went down the native churchy feel Route with a sprinkling of love. The crackling on the tracks showed how good her voice was as clearly nothing there to enhance her. No denying she would have been a superstar back in the day but just wasn’t for me I’m afraid to say. Best track- ‘house of the rising sun’ Worst track- ‘olilililili’ 5/10
Miriam Makeba What a change of pace, style and culture. And what a voice. As celebratory as it is heartbreaking. Much preferred the more indigenous siding songs to the ones that seemed to be there for western ears. The raw honesty of Umhome, the near weeping chorus of Olilili and Saduva meant for more than the fripperies of The Naughty Flea and the House of the Rising Sun cover. And the surprise of Mbube that revealed the origins of The Lion Sleeps tonight was a delight. Whilst I don't think I'd choose to listen to this as a whole again, many tracks would be a pleasure to stumble across once more. Best Track - Umhome Worst Track - The Naughty Flea 7/10
This is the sort of thing that makes me happy I signed up to this challenge! Wonderfully refreshing stuff. I’m trying to listen to more and more stuff from across the globe, so this was an excellent addition to my rotations.
Loved it! Never heard of her, and the genre of music is pretty new to me. One or two dodgy tracks but the rest are just great
Her voice is sensational, really blew me away. Overall I would have enjoyed the album more if it was only African songs
her voice is beautiful!! i’m just unsure if her husband is ok
Really great voice; probably my favorite 'world music' selection that I've listened to on this list so far.
Interesting mix of African music, jazz and… musicals? I question the third because the 1960 backing singers remind me of “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” or whatever and I don’t like it. She uses “clicking” which I DO like and I think I’ve vaguely heard of “The Click Song”. Also “Nomeva” is clearly what Tight Fit ripped off for “The Lion Sleeps Tonight.” Overall: Interesting, not my usual daily listen!
Interesting. Will revisit.
Black history. Black power. Importante culturizarse y saber los contextos de este tipo de álbumes
She does have a beautiful voice.
An unexpected delight. Will explore more.
Not something I would personally choose to listen to again, but I'm glad I did once.
Brilliant voice, but I won’t revisit.
South African music - first album on here from there I got
👎
Awestruck within the first five seconds. Such a pure, pretty, and sometimes tender voice. “The Retreat Song” smacked me right in the face, she sings with such pride in the opening stanza. Then the guitar passage comes in and I can swear you hear the smile on Makena’s face. The chorus of voices floats in behind her and I was floating off to somewhere much sunnier, much more colorful. “Holilili” played the same card to great effect, with the gentle call & response of Miriam Makeba and a backing chorus fading in and out behind her. When they sing together halfway through the song, it’s chills. I don’t need to understand any lyrics here, there’s a clarity and shimmer to it all that just makes me smile. “Mbube” unravels in a way that made me so happy to realize I was listening to a take on “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and it’s somehow brighter than the original! That’s not the only cover, “House Of The Rising Sun” is equally as captivating. Miriam Makeba adds a fascinating second face to a few songs toward the end of this record. “Naughty Little Flea” is an English-speaking cut thats just kinda fun for the sake of fun. But “One More Dance” is the one that’ll stick with me. Charles Colman’s constant, hysterical laughter through a song about the subjects husband dying while they dance their days away - it’s borderline insane in the best way possible. It’s a type of laughter that reminds me of the joker in some of the better Batmans. I don’t think a lot of songs in 1960 had this type of avant-garde character to them. I feel like im giving out 5's as if they were candy. What is this, like four 5 stars in a month or so? A slew of 4 stars in there as well? What is happening to me?? If I look at current stats, I'm on pace to have about 5% of albums rated be 5/5's, so maybe it isn't so crazy. Anyways, this album is just so beautiful, emotive, and pure of heart. It's yet another 5/5
Album 188. Miriam Makeba (https://open.spotify.com/album/4E067sQw5yPAQ79HORHdAT?si=7YxUZg7sRJeHUqbMGboKPQ) — Miriam Makeba (1960) Afro music, cool. I'm finally mentally in a homeland in South Africa. Actually it's a great album to hear something new, outside the bubble. But I don't wanna relisten. 3/5 No liked songs
I actually like this album. Reminds me of my old choir days bc we would sing songs like these. Also it feels culturally important to listen to non-english songs. 3.5/5
I like the lion king vibes
Kinda cool I guess
This is cool. I really enjoyed it. Surprisingly fresh production for an international album from the 60s.
Great album, with amazing musicality, deep culture, and what a voice!
really enjoyable
Beauty of an album. This was new to me and I will be checking out the rest of the catalogue.
1.7 2x it's actually pretty good, just not my thing at all
It was a lovely listen
Not the most interesting piece of African music I've heard, there's some good stuff but it all too same-y and there's more interesting stuff in this style
I had never heard this one before. Really fun, standout album. It was neat to hear some stuff from South Africa.
Favorite track(s): The Retreat Song (Jikele Maweni), The Click Song (Qongqothwane), Mbube
This is why I love doing this. After a string of rough albums, I've suddenly found myself in a goldmine of 7 amazing ones in a row. Miriam Makeba's self titled album is no exception. I'd never have listened to this of my own accord, but it's absolutely going in my regular rotation. This is absolutely an album you must hear before you die, and a great one at that.
Gorgeoussssss vocals
Really enjoyed this album. It was my first non-English album on the list and it was an absolute treat. Makeba has a beautiful voice and I would love to explore more of her work in the future.
OOOOOOOOH! Beautiful new (to me) music. Followed her instantly.
Very lovely. "The Click Song" was phenomenal.
Cool album, Miriam's voice is really nice and can be powerful or subtle depending on what effect she's trying to achieve. She nails it in several languages, another impressive aspect of the album. Standout tracks for me were "Mbube" and "Nomeva." It's not really my style, but there's no denying the talent here. Overall it reminds me of an old movie soundtrack a little. It's a solid 3 for me; very cool and glad I got to give it a listen!
Glad I heard it, interesting listen but maybe not something I'll come back to much. Did enjoy some, so maybe revisit
All over the place with this one. Some songs were kinda dull, some a little grating, and some really interesting. Miriam has an incredible voice though so even the less-good ones still have a lot of musical value. Fallon and I were both surprised when the hook from The Lion Sleeps Tonight came on so it's interesting to see where it presumably came from. I was also a little surprised to hear House of the Rising Sun. I knew it was an old blues standard long before The Animals had gotten to it in 1964, but I was unaware of this particular take on it, which I ended up really enjoying. That one and The Naughty Little Flea probably ended up being my favorites.
Clearly talented, not really my style. Enjoyable enough
Very pleasant.
Está bueno el disco, es como un jazz/soul africano. Raro pero bastante bien.
Quite good and lively.
Beautiful and also theatre.
Afro beats
African folk music
Great voice.
Very interesting music and she is a good singer but I'm not sure I would listen to this again or seek it out. I'm glad I heard it.
This is #day622 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to some world sounds again, something clearly outside my wheelhouse. The soothing moments give off a kind of "Christmas time in Africa" feel. Otherwise, I can't connect with this music, and I've nothing else left to say. Let it be a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day623.
The Good: We get something we’ve never heard about before! The Bad: Some sounds are just not meant to be sung… The Ugly: Album = Artist Name… Miriam, it seems, was a key figure in fighting apartheid, good for her! She played/recorded with some titans like Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon… and yet, most people will never have heard of her. Every now and again, Mr Dimery actually presents us with something that we do need to hear before we die! Having said that… The album is listed as World Music, which I never have understood… is that a classification when there just isn’t enough specific material to justify a new name? There is influence of Jazz, BossaNova et al… I don’t know if I will want to listen to the album any time soon again, so I am conflicted as to the score I should give this album… also, it seems that Miriam has 2 albums on this list, and that is not making me a happy camper, due to the lack of some massive albums/artist already being snubbed that I have bitched and complained about ad nauseam… So, down the middle we go… 3*
Pretty! Wish there was more there!
Very fun and bright
a very fun interesting flavor of world music!
Beautifully comforting
There's a lot to like about this album. I like Makeba's voice (inc. the clicks :-)) and this has historical significance so belongs on the list. What I like less is that, musically, it is quite conforming to the American music of the day and it's not so unique in that sense. I just don't like it that much. A solid 3.
I rather enjoyed this album. Great rhythms and her voice is lovely. My exposure to African music came mostly from Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel, so this is really nice.
Historically and politically massively important, and there are some belting tracks on here, particularly the ones that use Xhosa or isiZulu. That's right up my street though, and are exactly the sort of thing I'd listen to time and time again. To my mind, as an album it's let down by the English tracks which tend to be slower and more crooning. I understand why they needed to be included back when this was produced, and although I hope we'd be braver today with something like this, I'm not sure everyone would be. That's the only thing stopping this getting 5 stars. An easy 4 though.
Very hard to rate this because this is unlike anything I've ever listened to. It's this interesting oscillation between the pop music (60s jazz/soul) of the time and her native music in what I'm assuming is Afrikaans? It's interesting though I will give it that. She's a powerhouse singer and what she is able to do with her voice, especially with the percussion of her native language is a real gem that I'm happy to have heard. This was a strong 4 for me until the penultimate track. That shit pissed me off I'm ngl. Highlights: Lakutshn, Ilanga & Suliram
Meh, eerste deel klinkt oke, daarna minder
I wasn’t familiar with her and a little outside my wheelhouse but a beautiful record with great historical significance. Her voice is absolutely incredible.
She's got a lovely voice, there are some lovely bright melodies and fun tunes here. Sadly they were also desperate to give her some stupid shit to sing as well.
I am so white. So very very white. It doesnt give me yoo much to talk about. I wad gonna say that the click stuff is cool and impressive, how anyone can make a noise with 2 parts of their mouth at the same time is crazy to me. But then I get called out in the intro to the click song. Very funny. Then I get to mbube and all I can think of is the lion king. Oh how dumb and un-melanated am I right? Wrong. Of course its the song those dowop white guys used as a base for their song. Even funnier now. Im not dumb just very uninformed. Just gives me the giggles to see how much so. But overall I liked what I heard. Not a huge fan but still quite enjoyable the whole way through. Olilili was probably my favorite song. Just the closer was a weird one. Like tonal whiplash. Shes singing with sincerity while dude can bearly breathe hes laughing so hard at this woman's dead ass husband. That was a head scratcher moment. But other than that I was happy all the way. Not amazed but amused
She has an incredible voice and was pleasantly surprised by the playfulness of the album having read about her anti-apartheid views and reputation as a protest singer. Also nice to have 'world music' for a change.
2 - TERRIBLE
Enjoyable album ... this recording was obviously tailored to the international commercial market, and the constraints that puts on what is possible artistically are unmistakable and felt throughout. The energy level lifts dramatically when we get to Mbube, easily the best song here; it's not an accident that that song became famous. Interesting that it's called Mbube here and Wimoweh elsewhere. I'm curious what else she was able to achieve, perhaps in the 70s, when the market shifted toward deeper engagement with the specific sounds of individual cultures.
I wish I knew more about the history of Miriam Makeba's career. I imagine that it was beyond unusual for an African artist, let alone someone from apartheid South Africa who speaks Xhosa. Not too many years before this, Yma Sumac's truly weird and cinematic music was wowing the white lads' lounge kink fantasies... was Miriam Makeba's music sold in that category? I love her music and the strength, pride and good cheer it projects.
Loved this, can't believe I've never heard of her before. Not a fan of the weird duet.
I wanted to like this more than I actually did. Another one where I'd heard Makeba but never listened to a full album. I can't say there was anything on here I didn't like, but I have to confess at times I got a little bored and caught myself checking how much was left in certain songs. It feels a little embarrassing to admit.
Cooles cover von Rising Sun!
This was a fun discovery, I did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did. South African music with a heavy focus on Miriam's vocals which are great which range high energy to soft and emotional. Its very pleasant to listen to even if I'm out of the lyrical loop most of the time and mostly gives off a positive vibe that makes you feel comforted.
Þetta fannst mér alveg frábær plata. Ótrúlegur listamaður að hafa getað breitt út svona tónlist árið 1960. Mikilvæg í baráttunni gegn Apartheid líka.
Brilliant voice, feels like Miriam might be another of those artists that is hugely famous in their home country without breaking out into wider acclaim (or more likely I've just not heard them). Recorded in a way that really captured the live feel and suited the great vocals. Loved naughty little flea the most, a sound full of sunshine, grinned the whole way through. Despite all this praise, I'm not sure I would be listening again and again, its not a genre that demands attention (from me at least). That said, as background music for eating I'm definitely putting this on.
Fairly interesting - she has a different and striking voice. Mbube is a cool song, great to know the history behind the Lion Sleeps Tonight. I actively didn't enjoy the second half of the album though, the cover of House of the Rising Sun is really unnecessary.
Not sure I've heard anything like this before. She has a really great voice. Quite a mixture of styles going on too. Some sounded African, while some more 60s jazz or cookies blues sounding. The one about the flea sounded like it could've been on a fallout game soundtrack. Didn't like the house of the rising sun cover, nor the one with the guy laughing throughout 2.5, probably never be back, but I quite enjoyed it in parts
67/100. Some genuinely excellent singing on here. The record leans into a minimal, almost stripped back vocal jazz style, which really lets that voice take center stage. It gives the whole album a very intimate, almost personal feel.
Totally not of interest to my ears. This is not bad music, and I do not doubt it's merits for being in the 1001. It's just not appealing to me.
I've never heard of this artists & not familiar with any of the songs but I enjoyed the album.
The afropop vibe is really cool, but 1. it sometimes has an uncanny "made for tourists" exotism feel 2. it is too steeped in 50s kitsch jazz for me to enjoy it 3. it too often drifts into happy children song territory which is the most aggravating kind of music.
Poštujem, posebno zbog konteksta u kojem je nastala glazba. Ali...meni je ovo izuzetno teško slušati ovako u komadu kao album. Da sam tipa na nedjeljnom kolaču i kavi, vani je kiša i ja pričam s dragom osobom, fino bi sjelo. 2/5, 3/10
1,001 whiplash is getting Korn one day and then Miriam Makeba the next. This is a great 1960s world music selection from a South African artist. Pleasant, playful ("The Naughty Little Flea"), with an interesting mix of languages (I don't think I've ever heard music incorporating click consonants before), and still a little familiar at points ("Mbube" and "House of the Rising Sun"). Glad to have been exposed to this.
J'ai pas kiffé deso
Honestly, I didn’t listen all the way through but it’s not my vibe
Miriam Makeba: awww my husband is dead 😔 Charles Coleman: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA The studio: you know what that's okay we don't need to do another take
It grew on me. It got increasingly charming.
I wasn't ready for this.
Gentle African rythyms and nice vocals