Country Girl (Miriam Makeba album) explained

Country Girl
Type:	studio
Artist:	Miriam Makeba
Cover:	Country Girl MM.jpg
Released:	1978
Genre:	World music, African music
Prev Year:	1975
Next Year:	1979

Country Girl is a 1978 album by Miriam Makeba. The album was recorded in Kumasi, Ghana, but completed in New York City with members of Ipi Tombi.^[1]

Track listing

1. Witch Doctor (Isangoma)
2. Country Girl
3. Tailor Man
4. "Xica Da Silva", Jorge Ben
5. Meet Me At The River
6. The Lion Cries (Mbube)
7. Goodbye Poverty
8. Click Song

Notes and References

1. Max Mojapelo, Sello Galane - Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South Africa 2008 It may interest some readers to note that though her album Country Girl was recorded in Kumasi, it was completed in new York with some members of Ipi tombi. Some of them like Julia Mathunjwa, Betty hlela and nomsa caluza formed a group called Shikisha.