Miriam Makeba is 70 this year - a living legend.
In a career that covers 50 years, she began singing with the Manhattan Brothers, before forming the all female Skylarks. In 1959, she took the lead in the huge Broadway hit, King Kong, before emigrating to USA, where she became an international star following the success of The Click Song and Pata Pata.
Miriam helped bring African music to a global audience in the 1960s, and continues to play an important role in the growth of African music.
All the classic tracks are included in this definitive collection.
Today, forty years into her career, she lives back home in a new South Africa. She is still very active performing and recording.
