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Zenzile Miriam Makeba, também chamada de "Mama Africa" (Joanesburgo, 4 de março de 1932 — Castel Volturno, 10 de novembro de 2008) foi uma cantora, compositora, atriz, embaixadora da boa vontade da ONU e ativista pelos direitos humanos e contra o apartheid sul-africana.
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Biografia e carreira. Nascida em Trajano de Moraes, no...
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Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.
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The song's title "Pata Pata" means "touch touch" in the Xhosa language, in which the song was originally written and sung. "Pata Pata" was also the name of a style of dance that was popular in the shebeens of Johannesburg's Townships in the mid-1950s. The dancer crouched before his partner and patted her body to the rhythm of the music as he rose u...
Makeba's "Pata Pata" was originally sung, recorded, and released in South Africa by Makeba's girl group The Skylarks in either 1956or 1959. In 1967, after establishing a successful singing career in the US, Makeba re-recorded the song with Jerry Ragovoy producing, and with an added spoken part in English. Ragovoy was then billed as the co-writer of...
Makeba's 1967 version was successful on the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at No. 12. On the night she died, Miriam Makeba performed "Pata Pata" just before she collapsed on stage.
1966: Lynn Taitt(Merritone 7" single released by Federal Records) Rocksteady Instrumental1967: Porfi Jiménez recorded his version of "Pata Pata" which made it info the Record WorldMiami Hit Single Parade in April 1968.1967: Wilson Simonal(Alegria Alegria Vol.1)1967: Señor Soul released the song as a single, Double Shot 122. It also appears on the album, Señor Soul Plays Funky Favorites.In 2009, Honda used the song in a television commercial for their 2010 Accord Crosstour.The song was used in an episode of Season 2 of the HBO television series The White Lotus.The song was used in Season 1 of Veronica Mars.- 1967
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25 de mar. de 2024 · Miriam Makeba, South African-born singer who became known as Mama Afrika, one of the world’s most prominent Black African performers in the 20th century. Her notable songs included ’Pata Pata’ and the ’Click Song.’. Learn more about Makeba’s life and career.
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Acesso em: 14 de dez. de 2020. Miriam Zenzi Makeba foi uma cantora e ativista sul-africana. Nasceu em Johannesburgo. O pai, um professor de origem Xhosa, morreu quando ela tinha seis anos. Sua mãe, de origem étnica swazi, era doméstica e uma curandeira tradicional.
Zenzile Miriam Makeba, também chamada de "Mama Africa" (Joanesburgo, 4 de março de 1932 — Castel Volturno, 10 de novembro de 2008) foi uma cantora, compositora, atriz, embaixadora da boa vontade da ONU e ativista pelos direitos humanos e contra o apartheid sul-africana.
Contents. hide. (Top) Studio albums. Live albums. Compilations. Extended plays. Singles. References. Miriam Makeba discography. This is a discography of South African musician Miriam Makeba (1953-2008). Studio albums[edit] Miriam Makeba (1960) (LP RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2267) The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba (1962) ( LP Kapp KL1274)
