| A Promise | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Les Disques Esperance | |||
| Genre | World music, African music | |||
| Producer | Caiphus k Semenya | |||
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
A Promise is a 1974 album by Miriam Makeba. [2] David Axelrod was responsible for the string arrangements.
All tracks composed by Angela Makeba and Caiphus Semenya; except where indicated
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his version of "Grazing in the Grass".
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