Homeland is the final studio album by South African singer Miriam Makeba. It was released in 2000 on CD by world music label Putumayo. It includes a duet starring Makeba and Zenzi Lee in a renovated version of Makeba's trademark hit song "Pata Pata" (1967), entitled "Pata Pata 2000". Congolese pop star Lokua Kanza also contributed to this album both as a songwriter (for "Homeland" and "Lindelani") and as a singer ("Lindelani").
Both the title-track and the whole record are largely conceived as a celebration of the end of apartheid. The record was released a few days before the South African Freedom Day on 27 April 2000. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best World Music Album category.Michael Levinsohn was the executive producer and financed the production of the record.
Track listing "Masakhane" – 4:42 "Amaliya" – 3:12 "Pata Pata 2000" – 3:49 "'Cause We Live for Love" – 4:35 "Liwa Wechi" – 3:30 "Lindelani" – 3:14 "Homeland" – 4:06 "Umhome" – 5:09 "Africa Is Where My Heart Lies" – 4:39 "In Time" – 5:01
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