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To avoid COVID: No "Pata Pata", sings Angelique Kidjo
Angelique Kidjo tells Focus on Africa how she re-purposed Miriam Makeba's hit song "Pata Pata", a hymn to movement and dance contact, to encourage people to keep a safe distance from each other and avoid catching the Coronavirus
(Photo: Angelique Kidjo accepts an award onstage during Black Ball Redux at The Apollo Theater, NY. Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Child12/WireImage)
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Covid-19 and Africa—Focus on Africa
A collection of interviews bringing African perspectives to the Covid-19 pandemic
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