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– A Serbo-Croatian cover of Makeba’s hit, featuring lyrics by R. Graić.

– A cover of "You Can Have It". B1: Kraj – A soulful rendition of "Cry Baby". NADA KNEЕЅEVIД† - Pata Pata (1968) EP www.jugoroc...

In 1967, South African singer turned "Pata Pata"—originally a 1950s dance from Johannesburg's townships—into a worldwide sensation. Yugoslavia’s music scene, surprisingly open to Western and global influences at the time, quickly adopted the hit. Nada Knežević , widely known as the "First Lady of Yugoslav Jazz," recorded her version for the PGP RTB label in 1968. The 1968 EP Release – A Serbo-Croatian cover of Makeba’s hit, featuring

Nada Knežević was a rare talent; she was the only European woman mentioned in the Encyclopedia of World Jazz at the time and performed five times at the prestigious . While she is celebrated for her jazz mastery, EPs like Pata Pata demonstrate how she brought that sophisticated vocal technique to the mainstream "Schlager" and pop music of the era. B1: Kraj – A soulful rendition of "Cry Baby"