Masakhane - Müzik

Frogtoon Müzik - Şarkı Bilgisi: Masakhane

Miriam-Makeba - Homeland

Msakhane Pronounced Ma Saa' Kaa Neh Means "Let Us Build Together" In The Nguni South African Language. Masakahne Is The First Cut On Makeba's "Homeland" CD Released By Puntamayo In 2000. South African Artist Miriam Makeba Grew Up In Apartheid South Africa. Her Professional Career Began In The 1950s When She Was Featured In The South African Jazz Group The Manhattan Brothers. Later As Part Of Her All-Woman Group The Skylarks She Sang A Blend Of Jazz And Traditional Melodies Of South Africa. In 1956 She Released The Single "Pata Pata" A South African Song Which Was Played On Radio Stations Across South Africa. In 1959 Makeba Had A Short Guest Appearance In "Come Back Africa " An Anti-Apartheid Documentary Produced And Directed By American Independent Filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. She Made An Enormous Impression On Viewers And Later In 1959 Makeba Sang The Lead Female Role In The Broadway-Inspired South African Musical "King Kong." She Made Her U.S. Debut In November 1959 On The Steve Allen Show. Makeba Then Travelled To London Where She Met Harry Belafonte Who Assisted Her In Gaining Entry To The United States And Achieving Fame There. When She Tried To Return To South Africa In 1960 For Her Mother's Funeral She Discovered That South Africa Had Revoked Her Passport. Makeba's First U.S. Studio Album "Miriam Makeba" Was Released In 1960. In 1962 Makeba And Belafonte Sang At John F. Kennedy's Birthday Party At Madison Square Garden And Met The President Of The United States. In 1963 Makeba Released Her Second Studio Album For RCA “The World Of Miriam Makeba.” An Early Example Of World Music The Album Peaked At Number Eighty-Six On The Billboard 200. Later In 1963 After Makeba Testified Against Apartheid Before The United Nations South Africa Stripped Makeba Of Her Citizenship And Her Right To Return To Her Country. She Was A Woman Without A Country But The World Came To Her Aid And Guinea Belgium And Ghana Issued Her International Passports And She Became In Effect A Citizen Of The World. In Her Life Makeba Held Nine Passports And Was Granted Honorary Citizenship In Ten Countries. It Was Not Until 1990 When Nelson Mandela Was Released From Jail That Makeba Was Able To Return To South Africa - On Her French Passport. In 1966 Makeba Received The Grammy Award For Best Folk Recording Together With Harry Belafonte For “An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba.” The Album Dealt With The Political Plight Of Black South Africans Under Apartheid And Was One Of The First American Albums To Present Traditional Zulu Sotho And Swahili Songs In An Authentic Setting. From The Time Of Her New York Debut At The Village Vanguard Makeba’s Fame And Reputation Grew. She Released Many Of Her Most Famous Hits In The United States Including "The Click Song" "Qongqothwane" In Xhosa And "Malaika". Time Magazine Called Her The "most Exciting New Singing Talent To Appear In Many Years " And Newsweek Compared Her Voice To "the Smoky Tones And Delicate Phrasing" Of Ella Fitzgerald And The "intimate Warmth" Of Frank Sinatra. Despite The Success That Made Her A Star In The U.S. She Wore No Makeup And Refused To Curl Her Hair For Shows Thus Establishing A Style That Would Come To Be Known Internationally As The "Afro Look". In 1967 More Than Ten Years After She Wrote The Song The Single "Pata Pata" Was Released In The United States And Became A Worldwide Hit. In 1999 Makeba Was Appointed Goodwill Ambassador Of The United Nations Food And Agriculture Organization. She Also Worked Closely With Graça Machel-Mandela Who At The Time Was The South African First Lady For Children Suffering From HIV/AIDS Child Soldiers And The Physically Handicapped In January 2000 Makeba's “Homeland” Album Was Nominated For A Grammy Award In The Best World Music Album Category. In 2001 Makeba Was Awarded The Otto Hahn Peace Medal In Gold By The United Nations Association Of Germany DGVN In Berlin "for Outstanding Services To Peace And International Understanding." She Shared The Polar Music Prize Regarded As Sweden's Foremost Musical Honor With Sofia Gubaidulina In 2002. Makeba Also Took Part In The 2002 Documentary “Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony ” Where She And Others Recalled The Struggles Of Black South Africans Against The Injustices Of Apartheid Through The Use Of Music. In 2004 Makeba Was Voted 38th In The Top 100 Great South Africans. In 2005 Makeba Started A Worldwide Farewell Tour Holding Concerts In All Of Those Countries That She Had Visited During Her Working Life. On 9 November 2008 Makeba Suffered A Heart Attack During A Benefit Concert To Support Writer Roberto Saviano In His Stand Against The Camorra A Mafia-Like Organization Local To The Region Of Campania Italy. Makeba Suffered A Heart Attack After Singing Her Hit Song "Pata Pata" And Could Not Be Revived.