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1001 Other Albums<p>Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks – The Best of Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks (1956-59, South Africa)</p><p>Our next spotlight is on number 227 on The List, submitted by platenworm. The Skylarks (fka The Sunbeams) were an all-woman South African jazz & jive vocal group, founded by the soon-to-be iconic Miriam Makeba upon request of Gallo Records. The Skylarks quickly became South Africa’s most popular group, but, after only 3 short years, they disbanded when Makeba left South Africa to further pursue her solo career. This compilation gathers 18 of the 100+ songs the band recorded together.</p><p>Want to read more? See the full spotlight: <a href="https://1001otheralbums.com/2025/02/21/miriam-makeba-the-skylarks-the-best-of-miriam-makeba-the-skylarks-1956-59-south-africa/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">1001otheralbums.com/2025/02/21</span><span class="invisible">/miriam-makeba-the-skylarks-the-best-of-miriam-makeba-the-skylarks-1956-59-south-africa/</span></a></p><p>Want to skip straight to the music? This comp isn't on streaming platforms, but here's a YT playlist link to a similar comp (more links in the blog post, including Bandcamp): <a href="http://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaxTNbbMJKB8QAUNlZ-Jen2D-_GHYsU1n" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=PLax</span><span class="invisible">TNbbMJKB8QAUNlZ-Jen2D-_GHYsU1n</span></a></p><p><a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/TheSkylarks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheSkylarks</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/MiriamMakeba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamMakeba</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/1001OtherAlbums" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1001OtherAlbums</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/SouthAfricanMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfricanMusic</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/SouthAfricanJazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfricanJazz</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jazz</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/1950s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1950s</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/JohannaRadebe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohannaRadebe</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/MaryRabotapi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryRabotapi</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/MummyGirlNketle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MummyGirlNketle</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/HelenVanRensburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HelenVanRensburg</span></a> <a href="https://linernotes.club/tags/AbigailKubeka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbigailKubeka</span></a></p>
BornToBeBlueUnderABadSign<p>Omaggio a Miriam Makeba.</p><p>"Well, I want to pay tribute to my own musical role model. And I'm not gonna give you her name, nor the title of the song. Because if you don't know this song, I can ensure and guarantee you that you are not living on planet Earth"</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbRgTaiOh_U" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=cbRgTaiOh_</span><span class="invisible">U</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ang%C3%A9liqueKidjo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AngéliqueKidjo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Musica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Afrobeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Afrobeat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WorldMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiriamMakeba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamMakeba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PataPata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PataPata</span></a></p>
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