In 1988, Miriam Makeba released Sangoma, an album that significantly differs from her earlier recordings. It features predominantly a cappella women’s voices, whose harmonization channels Makeba’s memories of the music she learned from her mother, an initiated Swazi healer. Recorded in the wake of profound personal loss, the fact that the album received relatively limited airplay serves as a departure point for reimagining radio’s capacity to circulate musical intention.