On November 9, 2008, Zenzile Miriam Makeba died aged 76. She was singer, songwriter, actress, civil rights activist, and United Nations goodwill ambassador, nicknamed Mama Africa. She was the first African woman to win a “Grammy Award” (for “Best Folk Recording” in 1966 with Harry Belafonte for “An Evening with Belafonte and Makeba”). Makeba popularized African music among Western audience. Few of her popular songs were critical of apartheid, making her a symbol of opposition to the apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa. Upon her death, former Nelson Mandela said “her music inspired a powerful sense of hope in all of us.”
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Peter Tosh: Mama Africa
In May 1983, “EMI” label released “Mama Africa”, the sixth Peter Tosh studio album. It was recorded in 1983, and was produced by Chris Kimsey and Peter Tosh.
Personnel:
- Peter Tosh – vocal, clavinet
- Mikey Chung, Steve Golding – rhythm guitar
- Darryl Thompson, Donald Kinsey – lead guitar
- Byron Allred, Peter Couch – keyboards
- Keith Sterling – piano
- Robert Lynn – organ
- Jon Paris – harmonica
- Leebert “Gibby” Morrison, George “Fully” Fullwood, Robbie Shakespeare – bass
- Carlton “Santa” Davis, Sly Dunbar – drums
- Skully, Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – percussion
- Dean Fraser – saxophone
- Ronald “Nambo” Robinson – trombone
- Arnold Breckenridge, David Madden, Junior “Chico” Chin – trumpet
- Audrey Hall, Betty Wright, Chris Kimsey, Donald Kinsey, Dorriett Myers, Pam Hall, Peter Tosh, Raymond Hall, The Tamlins – backing vocals
- Geoffrey Chung, Lancelot “Maxie” McKenzie – engineer
- Chris Kimsey, Peter Tosh; John “Jellybean” Benitez – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Peter Tosh, except where noted.
- Mama Africa
- Glass House
- Not Gonna Give It Up
- Stop That Train
- Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry
- Where You Gonna Run – Donald Kinsey
- Peace Treaty
- Feel No Way
- Maga Dog
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