Miriam Makeba (album) explained

Miriam Makeba
Type:	studio
Artist:	Miriam Makeba
Cover:	MiriamMakebaRCAVictor1960.jpg
Released:	11 May 1960
Venue:	Webster Hall, New York City
Genre:	World music, African music
Length:	34:42 (LP); 35:07 (CD)
Label:	RCA Victor (U.S.) Gallo Africa
Producer:	Bob Bollard
Next Title:	The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba
Next Year:	1962

Miriam Makeba is the debut album by Miriam Makeba.^[1] It was released in 1960 by RCA Victor.

Personnel

• Miriam Makeba – vocals
• Perry Lopez – guitar
• The Belafonte Folk Singers conducted by Milt Okun

Notes and References

1. "Recorded a year after the international hit musical King Kong (1959), which provided many black South African musicians with the opportunity to escape apartheid, Makeba's debut album paints a compelling portrait of the artist in exile." Miles Keylock, "Miriam Makeba" in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (Universe Publishing, 2005), p. 51.