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It wasn’t until 1990 when the apartheid system collapsed that Makeba was finally able to go home. Eighteen years later in 2008, Miriam Makeba died of a heart attack after performing in a concert in Italy. She was 76.

I hope you listened to the song in the post before this because it's important. Pata Pata is an Afro-pop dance song that popularized African rhythms and melodies by blending traditional Xhosa music with modern pop elements.