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: She fled the intense racism of the United States in the 1920s, becoming the "Toast of Paris" and the most successful entertainer in France.
: Originally released in 1936, the song was a collaboration between Baker and the Lecuona Cuban Boys . It was famously featured in the film Princesse Tam Tam , where Baker played a woman from North Africa who is "civilized" by a French aristocrat. Josephine Baker - La Conga Blicoti (Polo & Pan Remix)
: "Blicoti" is a playful slang term. The song's lyrics use a rare Parisian slang that mixes French Creole from the Antilles (Guadeloupe and Martinique) and La Réunion. : She fled the intense racism of the
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