Miriam Makeba

Sa carriera professionale sua fit cominzada in su 1950 cun su grupu de sos Manhattan Brothers, poi aiat fundadu unu grupu sou The Skylarks e cantaiada cantones chi fini una miscela fra su jazz e sa musicas traditzionales de su Sudàfrica.
In su 1959, si fit esibida in su musical *[[King Kong (musical)|King Kong]]* a fiancu de Hugh Masekela, chi poi fit diventadu su maridu. Sempre in cuss'annu aiat fattu una essida in d'unu documentariu anti-apartheid *[[Come Back, Africa]]* de Lionel Rogosin e s'annu poi fit istada invitada a su Festival del cinema di Venezia; una olta arrivida in Europa aiat dezisu de non torrare in Sudàfrica.
Gai si fit trasferida a Londra, inue aiat connottu Harry Belafonte, chi l'aiada agiuada a si trasferire in sos Istados Unidos. In America aiada incisu meda de sas cantones suas pius famadas, comente *[[Pata Pata]]*, *[[The Click Song]]* ("Qongqothwane" in limba xhosa) e *[[Malaika]]*.

In su 1966 Miriam Makeba at rezidu su Grammy pro sa mezus incisione folk pro s'album *An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba*, realizzadu umpare a Belafonte. In s'album fin trattados jaramente temas politigos contra a s'apartheid. In su 1963 aiat fattu sa propria testimonianzia a su comitadu contra a s'apartheid de sas Natziones Unidas. Su guvernu sudafricanu aiat rispostu cundannende·la a s'esiliu e ponzende a banda sos discos suos.

## Discografia

### Albums registrados in istudiu
* *[[Miriam Makeba (album)|Miriam Makeba]]*: 1960 - RCA LSP2267
* *[[The Many Voices Of Miriam Makeba]]*: 1960 - Kapp KL1274
* *[[The World Of Miriam Makeba]]*: 1963 - RCA LSP2750
* *[[The Voice of Africa(album)|Makeba]]*: 1964 - RCA LSP2845
* *[[Makeba Sings]]*: 1965 - RCA LSP3321
* *[[An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba]]* (with Harry Belafonte): 1965 - RCA LSP3420
* *[[The Magic of Makeba]]*: 1965 - RCA LSP3512
* *[[The Magnificient Miriam Makeba]]*: 1966 - Mercury 134016
* *[[All About Miriam]]*: 1966 - Mercury 134029
* *[[Miriam Makeba In Concert!]]*: 1967 - Reprise RS6253
* *Pata Pata*: 1967 - Reprise RS6274
* *Makeba!*: 1968 - Reprise RS6310
* *Live in Tokyo*: 1968 - Reprise SJET8082
* *Keep Me In Mind*: 1970 - Reprise RS6381
* *A Promise*: 1974 - RCA YSPL1-544
* *Live In Conakry - Appel A L'Afriqu*: 1974 - Sonodisc SLP22
* *Miriam Makeba & Bongi*: 1975 - Sonodisc SLP48
* *Live in Paris*: 1977 - CD6508
* *Country Girl*: 1978 - Sonodisc ESP165518
* *Comme Une Symphonie d'Amour*: 1979
* *Sangoma*: 1988 - Warner Bros. 25673
* *[[Welela]]*: 1989 - Gallo CDGSP3084
* *[[Eyes On Tomorrow]]*: 1991 - Gallo CDGSP3086
* *[[Sing Me A Song (Miriam Makeba album)|Sing Me A Song]]*: 1993 - CDS12702
* *[[Homeland (Miriam Makeba)|Homeland]]*, 2000 - Putumayo PUTU1642
* *[[The Definitive Collection]]*, *[[Wrasse Records]]* - 2002
* *[[Best of The Early Years]]*, *[[Wrasse Records]]* - 2002
* *[[Live at Berns Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden, 1966]]*: 2003 - Gallo Music GWVCD-49
* *[[Reflecting (Miriam Makeba album)|Reflecting]]*, 2004 - Gallo Music GWVCD-51
* *[[Makeba Forever]]*, 2006, Gallo Music CDGURB-082

### Compilations
* *[[The Queen Of African Music - 17 Great Songs (Miriam Makeba Album)|The Queen Of African Music - 17 Great Songs]]*, 1987
* *Africa 1960-65 recordings*, 1991
* *Eyes On Tomorrow*, 1991
* *The Best Of Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks: 1956 - 1959 recordings*, 1998
* *Mama Africa: The Very Best Of Miriam Makeba*, 2000
* *The Guinea Years*, 2001
* *The Definitive Collection*, 2002
* *The Best Of The Early Years*, 2003