Letta Mbulu vs. Miriam Makeba

2013-08-25

I've been wondering for years which of these two music legends is superior.

Miriam Makeba:

Letta Mbulu:

My simple rating system gives Makeba 11 points and Mbuli gets a 15. That's a scary number since it would mean she's superior to Salif Keita! This I should revisit.

[sidenote] Oh, and I'm sure there's a lot of Miriam's work that I haven't trawled through. Either that or Miriam Makeba is, though excellent, is overrated, since I suspect she becomes a common answer to the question "who's the greatest female South African musician?". That's the answer that I also once had until I savoured much of Letta Mbulu's work and walked away amazed.