voc, 1950-1985 ZA, Pretoria
Singer / Songwriter of R&B/Soul, Folk and World
A.k.a. Sibongile Angela Makeba
Bongi Makeba (20 December 1950 – 1985) was a South African singer/songwriter. She was the only child of singer Miriam Makeba with her first husband, James Kubay. Makeba was born in South Africa. She recorded only one solo album, Bongi Makeba, Blow On Wind (pläne-records) before she died of complications following childbirth in 1985 and was buried in Conakry, Guinea. Some of her songs could be heard years later in her mother's repertoire. With her American husband, Nelson Lee, in the early to mid-1970s she made two 7" record "Bongi and Nelson" featuring two soul tracks arranged by George Butcher: "That's the Kind of Love" and "I Was So Glad" (France: Syliphone SYL 533) & "everything for my love" and "do you remember malcom " (France: Syliphone SYL 532).
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Blow On Wind | Bongi Makeba | 1980 | Album |
Miriam Makeba Et Bongi | Miriam Makeba Et Bongi Makeba | 1975 | Compil. |
Everything, For My Love / Do You Remember, Malcolm? | Bongi Makeba And Nelson Lee | 1971 | Single |
Running Out / Let's Get Together | Bongi Makeba And Judy White | 1967 | Single |
What Should A Young Girl Do | Bongi Makeba And Judy White | 1967 | Single |
That's The Kind Of Love | Bongi Makeba And Nelson Lee | Single |