Pata Pata (1967 album)

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Pata Pata (1967 album) is a landmark studio album by South African singer Miriam Makeba, best known for featuring her international hit single "Pata Pata" that helped popularize African music worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music album
studio album
artist Miriam Makeba
associatedWith Miriam Makeba discography
South African music
chronologyWithinArtistDiscography part of Miriam Makeba's late-1960s output
countryOfOrigin United States
decade 1960s
featuresMusicalElements African rhythms
call-and-response vocals
percussive arrangements
featuresVocalStyle Miriam Makeba's distinctive vocal techniques
genre African music
Afro-pop
world music
hasAudience international listeners
hasCulturalImpact introduced many international listeners to African musical styles
hasInfluenceOn global popularity of African music
hasMedium stereo recording
vinyl record
hasSubject African identity
love
social themes
hasTitleTrack Pata Pata
hasType landmark album
includesSong Click Song Number One
Ha Po Zamani
Jol'inkomo
Maria Fulo
Pata Pata
Ring Bell, Ring Bell
Saduva
The Ballad of the Sad Young Men
West Wind
What Is Love
linked to: What Is Love?

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language English
Xhosa
mainSingle Pata Pata
notableFor featuring the international hit single "Pata Pata"
helping popularize African music worldwide
originallyReleasedIn United States
performer Miriam Makeba
recordedBy Miriam Makeba
releaseYear 1967

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Miriam Makeba notableAlbum Pata Pata (1967 album)