Google tells me that today would have been Miriam Makeba’s
81st birthday. It evokes wonderful memories for me. My sister and I loved Miriam Makeba’s songs. (My sister’s
other favorite was Edith Piaf. Shows you how catholic she was in her
tastes.) We had her first two – and to
us the best – of her albums: The Many
Voices of Miriam Makeba and Miriam
Makeba. We would dance around her
living room to the Boot Dance or the Click Song – and we never could say
ung-a-twine. Some of the songs were
lively, some were haunting – we loved them all.
What ever happened to my LPs? I think I’m going to check out what’s on
CDs.
