Sangoma (Miriam Makeba album)

Sangoma
Sangoma
Studio album by Miriam Makeba
Released	1988
Genre	South African music
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Russ Titelman
Miriam Makeba chronology

Released1988

GenreSouth African music

LabelWarner Bros.

ProducerRuss Titelman

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Source	Rating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[1]
New Musical Express	9/10^[2]

Sangoma is an album by the South African musician Miriam Makeba, released in 1988.^[3]^[4] It was a comeback album after a long pause since Comme une symphonie d'amour, in 1979, spurred by touring with Paul Simon, who was promoting his album Graceland.^[5] The album's chants were taught to Makeba by her mother.^[6] While recording this album she was in a wheelchair due to fracturing her leg while on the Graceland tour.^[7]

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v t e Miriam Makeba
Studio albums	Miriam Makeba (1960) The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba (1962) The World of Miriam Makeba (1963) The Voice of Africa (1964) Makeba Sings! (1965) An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965) The Magic of Makeba (1965) The Magnificent Miriam Makeba (1966) All About Miriam (1966) Pata Pata (1967) Makeba! (1968) Keep Me in Mind (1970) A Promise (1974) Miriam Makeba & Bongi (1975) Country Girl (1978) Comme une symphonie d'amour (1979) Sangoma (1988) Welela (1989) Eyes on Tomorrow (1991) Sing Me a Song (1994) Homeland (2000) Reflections (2004)
Compilations	Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba (1975) The Queen of African Music (1987) Africa (1991)
Singles	"The House of the Rising Sun" (1960) "The Click Song" / "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1963) "Malaika" / "Malcolm X" (1965) "Pata Pata" (1967) "Mas que nada" (1967) "I Shall Be Released" / "Iphi Ndilela (Show Me the Way)" (1969) "Soweto Blues" (1988) "Brand New Day" "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"
People	Bongi Makeba (daughter) Hugh Masekela (3rd husband) Stokely Carmichael (4th husband)

Sangoma (Miriam Makeba album)

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