Pata Pata

Strut presents an all-time classic of South African music, the definitive remastered edition of Miriam Makebas Pata Pata, her first album recorded for Reprise in 1966. The album marked a significant international breakthrough for Makeba. Moving to the US after the anti-apartheid film Come Back, Africa gained international attention and staying there in exile, she quickly built her career in New York during the 60s, mentored by Harry Belafonte. Signing with Reprise after a period with RCA, she returned to one of her older songs: I wrote Pata Pata back in 1956, back in South Africa, remembered Makeba in her autobiography. The track peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at no. 12.. Other songs on the album included a version of the traditional Xhosa classic, Click Song Number One (Qongqothwane), the atmospheric West Wind, later famously covered by her friend Nina Simone, and a version of Tilahun Gessesses Yetentu Tizaleny which Makeba learned on a trip to Addis to perform for Haile Selassie at the Organisation Of African Unity. Mastered by The Carvery from the original reel to reel tapes, Pata Pata is released in its mono and stereo versions for the first time. Physical formats feature brand new sleeve notes alongside rare photos from the time of recording and session details. The album is released on 6th September on 2LP, 1CD, streaming and digital

Tracks

1~1~Pata Pata
1~2~Ha Po Zamani
1~3~What Is Love
1~4~Maria Fulo
1~5~Yetentu Tizaleny
1~6~Click Song Number 1
1~7~Ring Bell, Ring Bell
1~8~Jol' Inkomo
1~9~West Wind
1~10~Saduva
1~11~A Piece Of Ground

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Miriam Makeba
Release Date: 23 August 2019
Genre: World Music
Label: K7/Strut
Distributor: MGM Music