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Pata pata was written in xhosa in 1967 and is miram makebas internationally most successful track. When she was eighteen days old, her mother was arrested for selling umqombothi, an african homemade beer distilled from malt and cornmeal. It took a lot of courage for a black artist to sing a song like this, because it was seen as political and an offence against the government. She was blessed with a remarkably powerful voice, but it was her history of struggle as an african woman that ultimately defined her career. Miriam makeba was not only beautiful and brilliant, she was a phenomenal woman of substance. Although dorothy and miriam makeba were competitors in the music market, they became good friends.
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