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Excerpted from Pink Martini's live concert at Edgefield in Portland, "Pata Pata" is the exuberant song written and made famous by South African singer Miriam Makeba, which was covered by Pink Martini on the band's album "Je dis oui!". Filmed on a rainy day in September 2021, soon after the band started touring again after a long hiatus during quarantine, this performance features lead singer China Forbes and guest singer Michael Moloi, a brilliant Oregon-based, South African-born singer and dancer who performed for years with Cirque du Soleil. This video is excerpted from an epic 3-hour concert that was also broadcast to the band's fans online.
LYRICS
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Pata Pata is the name of the dance
We do down Johannesburg where
And everybody starts to move
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Every Friday and Saturday Night
It’s Pata Pata time!
The dance keeps going all night long
Til’ the morning sun begins to shine!
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Saguquka sathi ‘bheka’
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
Yiyo mama, yiyo mama
Nants’ iPata Pata
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English Translation:
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
Pata Pata is the name of the dance
We do down Johannesburg where
And everybody starts to move
As soon as Pata Pata starts to play
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
Every Friday and Saturday Night
It’s Pata Pata time!
The dance keeps going all night long
Til’ the morning sun begins to shine!
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
So we grooved and said: "Check it out!"
This is the Pata Pata...
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
That’s it, lady!
This is the Pata Pata…
LINEUP:
Thomas M. Lauderdale, piano and bandleader
China Forbes, lead vocals
Michael Moloi, guest vocals
Storm Large, backing vocals
Ari Shapiro, backing vocals
Timothy Nishimoto, backing vocals
Jimmie Herrod, backing vocals
Edna Vazquez, backing vocals
Phil Baker, upright bass
Dan Faehnle, guitar
Pansy Chang, cello
Nicholas Crosa, violin
Thomas Barber, trumpet
Robert Taylor, trombone
Andrew Borger, drums
Brian Davis, percussion
Miguel Bernal, percussion
Reinhardt Melz, percussion
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