Home / Music / Jerry Ragovoy gave "Pata Pata" a pop-soul polish in 1967Music linernotes album music miriam-makebaJerry Ragovoy gave "Pata Pata" a pop-soul polish in 1967He added a more polished arrangement to Makeba’s original township jive composition for the single version. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesPata Pata is a Xhosa phrase meaning 'touch touch' — a 1950s Johannesburg dance crazeMama Africa's Homeland was nominated for a World Music GrammyMiriam Makeba reworked her 1967 hit 'Pata Pata' as a duet on HomelandMiriam Makeba's Homeland marked South African Freedom DayMiriam Makeba's Homeland came out in 2000 on PutumayoExploreBettye Swann hit No. 1 with 'Make Me Yours'.Questlove was D'Angelo's co-pilot on Voodoo.Waltz for Debby was inspired by a child at play.Florine Stettheimer was a painter, poet, and salon hostess of the avant-garde.Harry Burleigh's spirituals changed the sound of Dvořák's Largo.Previous Kwaito is South African house music from the 1990sNext Freddie Gibbs and Madlib's Piñata is a modern hip-hop classic.