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Boom Shaka was a pioneering South African kwaito music group consisting of Junior Sokhela, Lebo Mathosa, Theo Nhlengethwa and Thembi Seete. They released their first single "It's About Time" in 1993, [ 1 ] and subsequently released their debut LP, titled "Kwere Kwere" in 1994. [ 2 ]
"Boom Shack-A-Lak" is a song by British singer-songwriter and reggae DJ Apache Indian, released in August 1993 by Mango Records and also included on his extended play Nuff Vibes. The song was written by Steven Kapur (real name of Apache Indian) and gave him his biggest hit in the United Kingdom, reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. The ...
It is in THIS version that the chorus lyrics were changed to, "Boom shaka laka laka." "Boom Shaka Laka Laka", a 1970 reggae song by Hopeton Lewis, also covered by UB40 on the 2010 album Labour of Love IV. Walk The Dinosaur, a 1987 hit by Was (Not Was), written by Don Was and David Was. The variation is, "boom boom ACKA LACKA boom boom." "Whoomp ...
The author, Lol Bell-Brown ( who works for Dub Vendor) named the magazine after the Hopeton Lewis classic song, Boom-Shacka-Lacka. The first issue was released in 1988 and over the four following years the magazine became one of the most important publications to cover, for the time, the current roots scene as well as classic roots records.
A CNN article considered Boom Shaka alongside TKZee the most influential kwaito groups in South African music. [29] Boom Shaka's music gained popularity not only in South Africa but throughout Africa. The group's music represented the voice of young people who were often neglected by governments in post-colonial Africa [30]
Her next album, Drama Queen, released in 2004, again earned the SA Music Award for Best Dance Album.'Drama Queen' was a turning point in Mathosa's music, as she shifted from her Boom Shaka roots, Kwaito, to a more soulful, funk, and Disco sound.The album [8] Dream Queen tried different styles to break out of the house and kwaito mould.
Shaka Laka Boom Boom is an Indian children's fantasy adventure television series. It was written and directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya . [ 4 ] Merchandise based on the series were also launched in markets.
The album was released in 2000, after Mathosa left her role singing with the group Boom Shaka the year before. [1] For Dream , Mathosa won three South African Music Awards for Best Dance Album, Best Dance Single, and Best Female Vocalist.