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This record was issued in time to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of the end of apartheid in South Africa. And if there ever was an outspoken enemy of apartheid, it's Miriam Makeba. "Reflections" is a spirited collection, sung with the power and grace that fans the world over have come to associate with the artist during her 50-year career. The CD opens with a Makeba original, "Iyaguduza," that is as distinctively South African as Makeba herself. She also takes on samba in the classic "Mas Que Nada" and swings most elegantly, then revisits the Brazilian groove on Jorge Ben's "Xica Da Silva." Note her killer cover of Van Morrison's "I Shall Sing," as well as her joyous version of Hugh Masekela's "African Convention." In a jazzier vein, Makeba delivers a lovely rendition of Masekela's ballad "Where Are You Going?" Her performance here is nothing less than wondrous.—Philip Van Vleck 07/03/04 >> go there
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