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Angelique Kidjo, UNICEF celebrate Mother’s Day with a thriller

Grammy award winner, vivacious Angelique Kidjo in partnership with UNICEF presented a Happy Mother’s Day treat with a remake of Miriam Makeba’s Pata Pata, aptly entitled, “No Pata Pata.”

A tweet by UNICEF read:

“If you’re not with your mum this #MothersDay send her something joyful-
@UNICEFAfrica & @angeliquekidjo’s music video for Mama #Africa Miriam Makeba’s Pata Pata song is out today in hope of spreading information & joy during #COVID19…”

The video, a montage of shots from several parts of the world, has Kidjo in typical energetic dance rewording the Pata Pata song while giving an advisory on COVID19 social distancing.

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It also has participants demonstrating a ‘no pata pata’, meaning, ‘no touch’.

Enjoy the video below:

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