A Promise (Miriam Makeba album)

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A Promise
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Released1974
StudioLes Disques Esperance
Genre World music, African music
Producer Caiphus k Semenya
Miriam Makeba chronology
Keep Me in Mind
(1970)
A Promise
(1974)
Miriam Makeba & Bongi
(1975)
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A Promise is a 1974 album by Miriam Makeba. [2] David Axelrod was responsible for the string arrangements.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Angela Makeba and Caiphus Semenya; except where indicated

  1. "Hauteng" 4:50
  2. "Mama Ndiyalila" 3:26
  3. "We Got To Make It" 4:10
  4. "Mama" 4:22
  5. "Promise" 4:44
  6. "Mo Lou Yame" (Traditional) 4:04
  7. "Laguine Guine" (Angela Makeba, Caiphus Semenya, Sekou Kanté) 3:15
  8. "Samba" 5:05
  9. "Quit It" (Traditional) 4:00

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References

  1. Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. Max Mojapelo, Sello Galane - Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South Africa 2008