Key data:

 1955

 Johannesburg 

 17 “A-list” albums (1960 to 1993)

 died 2008, aged 76

The Jukebox Pick (of 88):

 Pata Pata

 (Miriam Makeba, Jerry Ragovoy)

 Miriam Makeba

  “Excellent” Pop

 First out as a newly recorded single in America in July, 1967. It’s generally accepted that, in reality, Dorothy Masuka wrote and recorded the song in South Africa circa 1956/57, although I can find no firm evidence in support of the theory.