Miriam Makeba - Keep Me in Mind (Remastered) '1970

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“Any other singer can sing a love song and the audience will think about
lovers lost and found. When I sing a love song it is a metaphor for the yearning
of a subjugated people to be free.”

Miriam Makeba’s ‘Keep Me In Mind’ was her last album for
Reprise and reflected major changes in both her own personal life and
politically within the USA. After becoming a national star globally following
the success of ‘Pata Pata’ in 1967, she had fallen out publicly
with her mentor and ‘Big Brother’, Harry Belafonte. Makeba made the
decision to return to Africa following an invitation from President Sékou
Touré. In Conakry, Makeba met Stokely Carmichael, President of civil rights
organisation the SNCC and they would later marry. “With the Vietnam War,
the student protests and the riots in the ghettos, everyone is scared,”
Makeba said. “Everyone is afraid that there will be a great black
uprising.” Makeba’s concerts were widely cancelled and both her and
Carmichael were followed relentlessly by the FBI.

Reprise also terminated her contract but brought in producer Lewis Merenstein
for her final recording for the label, best known for his work with Van Morrison
on ‘Astral Weeks’. Merenstein suggested two Van songs for Makeba to
cover, ‘Brand New Day’ from the ‘Moondance’ sessions
and ‘I Shall Sing’ and further songs were added to reflect both the
political climate and Makeba’s own memories including Stephen
Stills’ ‘For What It’s Worth’ and Lennon &
McCartney’s wistful ‘In My Life’. New compositions by Makeba
and her daughter Bongi included ‘Lumumba’, a personal tribute to
Congolese independence leader, Patrice Lumumba. Reflective of the times, the
album is infused with a palpable despair but, as in all of her music, a quiet
determination still shines through.

This new reissue of ‘Keep Me In Mind’ is presented in its original
artwork and features rare photos and new extensive liner notes by Francis
Gooding of The Wire. Remastered from the original tapes by The Carvery. 

Tracklist:
1.01 - Miriam Makeba - Lumumba (2:48) 
1.02 - Miriam Makeba - For What Its Worth (3:09) 
1.03 - Miriam Makeba - Brand New Day (3:23) 
1.04 - Miriam Makeba - I Shall Sing (3:11) 
1.05 - Miriam Makeba - Kulala (2:39) 
1.06 - Miriam Makeba - In My Life (3:09) 
1.07 - Miriam Makeba - Down on the Corner (2:34) 
1.08 - Miriam Makeba - Ibande (2:20) 
1.09 - Miriam Makeba - Measure the Valleys (3:38) 
1.10 - Miriam Makeba - Tululu (2:13)

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