Homeland is final studio album by South African singer Miriam Makeba. It was released in 2000 on CD by world music label Putumayo. It includes a duet starring Makeba and Zenzi Lee in a renovated version of Makeba's trademark hit song "Pata Pata" (1967), entitled "Pata Pata 2000". Congolese pop star Lokua Kanza also contributed to this album both as a songwriter (for "Homeland" and "Lindelani") and as a singer ("Lindelani").[2]
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| Released | 25 April 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 2000 | |||
| Genre | African music | |||
| Label | Putumayo | |||
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| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
Both the title-track and the whole record are largely conceived as a celebration of the end of apartheid. The record was released a few days before the South African Freedom Day on 27 April 2000. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category.[3]
Track listing edit
- "Masakhane" – 4:42
- "Amaliya" – 3:12
- "Pata Pata 2000" – 3:49
- "'Cause We Live for Love" – 4:35
- "Liwa Wechi" – 3:30
- "Lindelani" – 3:14
- "Homeland" – 4:06
- "Umhome" – 5:09
- "Africa Is Where My Heart Lies" – 4:39
- "In Time" – 5:01
References edit
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Makeba Returns With homeland': Putumayo Set Deals With Pain Of Exile, Joy Of Homecoming". Entertainment & Arts > Music Industry. AllBusiness.com.
- ^ Michael Levinsohn was the executive producer and financed the production of the record. "43rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations Coverage" (SHTML). Entertainment. Digital Hit. 2001.