Somi: Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba - VINYL LP

Title: Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Artist: Somi
Label: SPV
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 885150705889
Genre: Jazz
Release Date: 2026-09-11
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: REISSUE

Somi's"superblyplayed, beautifullyexecutedandexquisitelyproduced"(Jazzwise)tributetoMiriamMakeba, the"FirstLadyofAfricanSong", isfinallyavailableondoublevinyl. SomiKakomaisaGrammynominatedUS-basedsinger, songwriter, playwrightandactorofRwandanandUgandandescent. Heracclaimed2022album, 'Zenzile-TheReimaginationOfMiriamMakeba', herseventhoverall, isacelebrationoftheinvaluablemusicalcontributionsandmessagesofsocialjusticemadebythe'firstladyofAfricansong'andfeaturesSomi'sinterpretationsofsomeofMakeba'sbestknownrecordings. Abrandnew (andnewlymastered)double-vinylformatofthealbumisbeingfinallymadeavailableexactlyoneyearaftertheoriginalCDanddigitalreleaseonwhatwouldhavebeenMakeba's90thbirthday (4thMarch2022)-thevinyl releaseiscoincidingwithaconcertatFaschinginStockholmonMarch7andaLondonshowatRonnieScott'sonMarch12. "Supplejazzsingingandcompassionatesocialconsciousness: they'rebothseriousandseductive. "-TheNewYorkTimes

Tracks:
1.1 Umhome
1.2 House of the Rising Sun
1.3 Milele feat. Seun Kuti ; Thandiswa Mazwai
1.4 Hapo Zamani
1.5 Love Tastes Like Strawberries feat. Gregory Porter Khuluma feat. Msaki
1.6 Pata Pata
1.7 A Piece of Ground
1.8 Kwedini
1.9 Lakutshon’ilanga
1.10 Olili
1.11 Mbombela
1.12 Jike’lemaweni feat. Angelique Kidjo
1.13 Nonqonqo feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo
1.14 Malaika
1.15 Ring Bell, Ring Bell
1.16 Mabhongo feat. Nduduzo Makhathini