Up until The Lion King, the average American music fan’s only exposure to African music was the occasional fluke radio hit. “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and “Grazing In The Grass” are both covers of covers of African folk melodies, becoming American hits through a game of pop telephone. “Pata Pata,” meanwhile, is an actual African pop tune so undeniable it charted worldwide. All three songs have a certain sugary sweetness and playful melodicism, qualities shared by the rest of this set of chartbusters and pop oddities.