ArtistInfo
Miriam Makeba
voc, bvoc, 1932-2008 ZA, Johannesburg
Singer / Songwriter of World
A.k.a. Miriam Zenzi Makeba Mama Afrika
Born March 4th, 1932, in Johannesburg, South Africa died November 10th, 2008, in Castel Volturno, Italy Grammy Award-winning South African singer, also known as Mama Afrika. She sang with The Skylarks (3) and The manhattan brothers, before landing a role in the musical King Kong in 1959. She left for London where she met Harry Belafonte, who invited her to America. Makeba is widely regarded as the first lady of South Africa traditional music. At one time married to Hugh Masekela, she became an international superstar in the USA and the UK, before being able to return to South Africa, once the political situation had improved.
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Popular Tracks 
Pata Pata - Stereo Version on Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba Pata Pata - Mono Version on Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba My Angel (Malaika) on An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba by Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba For What It's Worth - Remastered on Keep Me In Mind by Miriam Makeba Quit It on A Promise by Miriam Makeba Pata Pata on Reflections by Miriam Makeba Hi-a Ma (Pata Pata) - Milk & Sugar Video Version on Hi-A Ma by Milk & Sugar, Miriam Makeba & Jungle Brothers The Click Song on The Click Song by Miriam Makeba Ha Po Zamani - Stereo Version on Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba Click Song Number One - Mono Version on Pata Pata by Miriam MakebaTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mama Africa: The Early Years | Miriam Makeba | 2018 | Compil. |
| Amazing Africa | Miriam Makeba | 2016 | Compil. |
| Xica Da Silva | Jorge Ben / Miriam Makeba | 2016 | Single |
| Original Album Classics | Miriam Makeba | 2016 | Album |
| Pata Pata - Two Original Albums Plus | Miriam Makeba | 2015 | Compil. |
| Mama Africa: Phata Phata... And More Of Her Early Classics | Miriam Makeba | 2015 | Compil. |
| Golden | Miriam Makeba | 2015 | Compil. |
| The Indispensable 1955-1962 | Miriam Makeba | 2015 | Compil. |
| Umqokozo | Miriam Makeba | 2014 | Single |
| Zenizenabo | Miriam Makeba | 2014 | Album |
| Mama Africa | Miriam Makeba | 2013 | Compil. |
| African Dawn | Miriam Makeba | 2013 | Compil. |
| Under African Skies (Paul Simon's Graceland Journey) | Paul Simon * Miriam Makeba * Hugh Masekela * Ladysmith Black Mambazo * Ray Phiri | 2012 | Album |
| Hi-A Ma Pata Pata | Milk & Sugar Feat. Miriam Makeba & Jungle Brothers | 2011 | Album |
| The Unforgettable | Miriam Makeba | 2011 | Compil. |
| The Sweet Sound Of Africa | Miriam Makeba | 2011 | Compil. |
| South Africa's Skylark | Miriam Makeba | 2010 | Compil. |
| The Legend | Miriam Makeba | 2009 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Miriam Makeba And The Skylarks 1956-1959 Vol. 1 | Miriam Makeba | 2008 | Compil. |
| Mama Afrika 1932 - 2008 | Miriam Makeba | 2008 | Compil. |
| Her Essential Recordings - The Empress Of African Song | Miriam Makeba | 2006 | Compil. |
| Live At Bern's Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden, 1966 | Miriam Makeba | 2003 | Album |
| Reflections | Miriam Makeba | 2003 | Compil. |
| Miriam Makeba / The World Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 2002 | Compil. |
| In Concert/Pata Pata/Makeba! | Miriam Makeba | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Best Of The Early Years | Miriam Makeba | 2002 | Compil. |
| The Definitive Collection | Miriam Makeba | 2002 | Compil. |
| An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba / The Magic Of Makeba | Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba | 2002 | Compil. |
| Best Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 2001 | Compil. |
| The Guinea Years | Miriam Makeba | 2001 | Compil. |
| Sa Chanson "Pata Pata" A Fait Le Tour Du Monde | Miriam Makeba | 2001 | Compil. |
| Mama Africa: The Very Best Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 2001 | Compil. |
| World Legends | Miriam Makeba | 2000 | Compil. |
| Pata Pata 2000 | Miriam Makeba | 2000 | Single |
| Homeland | Miriam Makeba | 2000 | Album |
| Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1998 | Single |
| Hits & Highlights | Miriam Makeba | 1996 | Compil. |
| Live From Paris & Conakry | Miriam Makeba | 1996 | Album |
| Miriam Makeba And The Skylarks Best | Miriam Makeba And The Skylarks | 1996 | Compil. |
| The Click Song | Miriam Makeba | 1994 | Compil. |
| Malaisha | Miriam Makeba | 1994 | Compil. |
| Papa Kouyaté | Papa Kouyate Artiste Invitée : Miriam Makeba Avec Mariama Kouyaté | 1993 | Album |
| Sing Me A Song | Miriam Makeba | 1993 | Album |
| The Best Of Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks | Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks | 1992 | Compil. |
| Africa | Miriam Makeba | 1991 | Compil. |
| The Queen Of African Music | Miriam Makeba | 1991 | Album |
| Eyes On Tomorrow | Miriam Makeba | 1991 | Album |
| The Queen Of African Music Vol.II | Miriam Makeba | 1991 | Compil. |
| Volume 2 | Miriam Makeba And The Skylarks | 1991 | Compil. |
| Volume 1 | Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks | 1991 | Compil. |
| Live Au Palais Du Peuple De Conakry | Miriam Makeba | 1990 | Album |
| Le monde de Myriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Compil. |
| Together | Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Album |
| Welela | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Album |
| Give Me A Reason / Africa | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Single |
| Pata Pata / Amampondo | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Single |
| Meet Me At The River | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Album |
| Welela CD Sampler | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Album |
| Pata Pata (Remix Dance Version '89) | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Single |
| Pata Pata (Remix Dance Version '89) | Miriam Makeba | 1989 | Single |
| The Sangoma Interview | Miriam Makeba | 1988 | Album |
| Pata-Pata | Chayanne & Miriam Makeba | 1988 | Album |
| En Public A Paris & Conacry | Miriam Makeba | 1988 | Album |
| Pata Pata / Cadillac | Miriam Makeba / The Renegades | 1988 | Single |
| Sangoma | Miriam Makeba | 1988 | Album |
| The Queen Of African Music | Miriam Makeba | 1987 | Compil. |
| Myriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1987 | Compil. |
| Myriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1987 | Compil. |
| Myriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1986 | Compil. |
| Songs From Africa | Harry Belafonte And Miriam Makeba | 1985 | Album |
| African Convention | Miriam Makeba | 1980 | Album |
| Yo Cantaré (I Shall Sing) | Miriam Makeba | 1980 | Single |
| African Convention | Miriam Makeba | 1980 | Single |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1980 | Compil. |
| Malaika | Miriam Makeba | 1979 | Album |
| Comme Une Symphonie D'Amour | Miriam Makeba | 1979 | Single |
| Sabelani | Miriam Makeba | 1979 | Album |
| Oxgam | Miriam Makeba | 1979 | Single |
| Country Girl | Miriam Makeba | 1978 | Album |
| Enregistrement Public Au Theatre Des Champs Elysees | Miriam Makeba | 1977 | Album |
| Malcom X | Miriam Makeba | 1977 | Single |
| You + Me = Love / Pata Pata | Undisputed Truth / Miriam Makeba | 1976 | Single |
| Hauteng / Talking And Dialoging | Miriam Makeba | 1976 | Single |
| Samba / Moulouyame | Miriam Makeba | 1975 | Single |
| Hauteng | Miriam Makeba | 1975 | Single |
| Myriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1975 | Album |
| Les Trois «Z» / I’mm You’mm We’mm | Miriam Makeba | 1975 | Single |
| Miriam Makeba Et Bongi | Miriam Makeba Et Bongi Makeba | 1975 | Compil. |
| Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba | Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba | 1975 | Compil. |
| Malcom X / Malaika | Miriam Makeba | 1975 | Single |
| A Promise / We Got To Make It | Miriam Makeba | 1975 | Single |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1974 | Compil. |
| A Promise | Miriam Makeba | 1974 | Album |
| Moôlouyame | Miriam Makeba | 1973 | Single |
| Pata Pata / Malayisha | Miriam Makeba | 1973 | Single |
| Africa / Mansane Cissé | Miriam Makeba | 1973 | Single |
| Forbidden Games | Miriam Makeba | 1973 | Compil. |
| Pata Pata / Click Song Nr 1 | Miriam Makeba | 1972 | Single |
| Dakhla Yunik | Miriam Makeba | 1972 | Single |
| Toure Barika / Milele | Miriam Makeba | 1972 | Single |
| Appel A L'Afrique | Miriam Makeba | 1971 | Album |
| L'Enfant Et La Gazelle / Amanpondo | Miriam Makeba | 1971 | Single |
| Keep Me In Mind | Miriam Makeba | 1970 | Album |
| I Shall Sing | Miriam Makeba | 1970 | Single |
| Tonados De Media Noche | Miriam Makeba | 1969 | Single |
| I Shall Be Released / Emavungwini | Miriam Makeba | 1969 | Single |
| El Barco Del Amor | Raphael / Gilbert Bécaud / Miriam Makeba / The Golden Gate Quartet | 1969 | Single |
| I Shall Be Released | Miriam Makeba | 1969 | Single |
| The Best Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Compil. |
| Miriam Makeba In Tokyo | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Album |
| Tonadas De Medianoche / Oxgam | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Dubula / Romance Anonimo | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| The Best Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Compil. |
| What Is Love | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Le Bateau Miracle | Gilbert Bécaud / The Golden Gate Quartet / Miriam Makeba / Los Wawanco | 1968 | Single |
| Emavungwini (Down In The Dumps) | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Adeus Maria Fulô | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Mr. Man / A Piece Of Ground | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Abatida / Ha Po Zamani | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Makeba! | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Album |
| Foxtail / Malayisha | Lalo Schifrin / Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Malayisha / Click Song #1 | Miriam Makeba | 1968 | Single |
| Yummy Yummy Yummy | Ohio Express / Tommy James / Miriam Makeba / Joan Manuel Serrat | 1968 | Single |
| Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata / Balada De Jóvenes Tristes | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| In Concert | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Album |
| Malayisha | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata / Ha Po Zamani | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Malayisha / Ring Bell, Ring Bell | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata / Maria Fulo | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Click Song * U Shaka | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| When I've Passed On / Reza | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Click Song | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| African Convention / Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Single |
| Pata Pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | Album |
| All About Miriam | Miriam Makeba | 1966 | Album |
| The Magic Of Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1966 | Album |
| The Magnificent Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1966 | Album |
| Mommy, Mommy What Is Heaven Like / The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men | Miriam Makeba | 1966 | Single |
| The World Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1966 | Compil. |
| Makeba Sings! | Miriam Makeba | 1965 | Album |
| An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba | Harry Belafonte / Miriam Makeba | 1965 | Album |
| One More Dance | Miriam Makeba | 1964 | Single |
| The Voice Of Africa | Miriam Makeba | 1964 | Album |
| Forbidden Games | Miriam Makeba | 1964 | Single |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1964 | Single |
| Dubula / Kwedini / Umhome / Amampondo | Miriam Makeba | 1964 | Single |
| Amampondo | Miriam Makeba | 1964 | Single |
| Forbidden Games | Miriam Makeba | 1964 | Single |
| The World Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1963 | Album |
| The World Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1963 | Album |
| The Click Song | Miriam Makeba | 1963 | Single |
| The Many Voices Of Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1962 | Album |
| Theme From "Black Orpheus" | Miriam Makeba | 1962 | Single |
| New Sounds of Africa | Spokes Mashiyane / Miriam Makeba / Leo De Lyon | 1962 | Compil. |
| Makeba - Belafonte | Miriam Makeba - Harry Belafonte | 1961 | Single |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | Single |
| Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall | Harry Belafonte With Odetta ~ Miriam Makeba ~ The Chad Mitchell Trio ~ The Belafonte Folk Singers | 1960 | Album |
| New Sounds Of Africa Vol.2 | Spokes Mashiyane, Miriam Makeba, Leo De Lyon | 1960 | Compil. |
| Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall | Harry Belafonte With Odetta ~ Miriam Makeba ~ The Chad Mitchell Trio ~ The Belafonte Folk Singers | 1960 | Single |
| Myriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | Album |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | Single |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | Compil. |
| The Click Song / Mbube | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | Single |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | Compil. |
| Miriam Makeba | Miriam Makeba | 1960 | Album |
| Tremble / Miriam's Goodbye To Africa | The Skylarks With Miriam Makeba | 1959 | Album |
| Motherless, Fatherless Child / Gossiping Christians | The Skylarks With Miriam Makeba | 1959 | Album |
| Pass Office Special / Hoenene | Miriam Makeba | 1957 | Album |
| Duze | Miriam Makeba | 1956 | Album |
| Suliram / The Naughty Little Flea | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Goes International | Miriam Makeba | Compil. | |
| I Shall Sing / Down On The Corner | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| La Guinée Guiné / You Suffer Too | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Quite It / Mama | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Tonadas De Medianoche / Amampondo | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Pata Pata / Mas Que Nada | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Little Boy / Pole Mze | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Pata Pata / The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Lullaby (Thula Sthandwa Same) | Harry Belafonte & Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Toyota Fantaisie | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Rockin' In Rhythm | Miriam Makeba, Lemmy "Special" Mabaso | Album | |
| Lovely Lies / Kilimanjaro | The Manhattan Brothers And Miriam Makeba | Album | |
| Click Song | Miriam Makeba | Album | |
| Signs / Kilimanjaro | Five Man Electrical Band And Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| In Concert | Miriam Makeba | Single | |
| Famous Stars Music | Miriam Makeba | Compil. | |
| New Sounds Of Africa Vol. 2 | Spokes Mashiyane With Miriam Makeba And The Skylarks | Single | |
| Tongue Tie Baby | Harry Belafonte, Miriam Makeba | Single |
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