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"Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is a song by Colombian singer Shakira, featuring the South African band Freshlyground. Co-written by Shakira and John Hill, it was released on 7 May 2010 by Epic Records as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which was held in South Africa.
Marcus Raboy directed videos for all versions of "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", which was the official song for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [14] Jaume de Laiguana directed the first three music videos from Shakira's ninth studio album Sale el Sol, and the fourth single, "Addicted to You" was directed by Anthony Mandler.
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) [25] February 14, 2010 NBA Halftime Show: Texas: She Wolf, Give It Up to Me [26] December 27, 2010 China New Year's Eve: China: Hips Don't Lie, Waka Waka, Ojos Así [27] October 14, 2014 The Crystal Hall Concert Azerbaijan: Whenever, Wherever, Somebody That I Used to Know, La Tortura, Hips Don't Lie [28 ...
The album consists of collaborations between Colombian singer Shakira and Freshlyground, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", Nomvula, Claudia Leitte, R. Kelly, Pitbull. [2] Japanese singer-songwriter Misia is the first Asian artist to participate in the worldwide edition of an official FIFA album. [ 3 ]
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" is a 2010 song by Shakira and the official song of the 2010 World Cup. Waka Waka, Wakka Wakka or variants thereof may also refer to: WakaWaka, an enterprise for solar products; Waka waka (dance), a folk dance in Bolivia and Peru; Wakka Wakka, or Waka Waka, an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland
Following the worldwide success of "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", Shakira soon began work on her ninth studio album Sale el Sol.She decided to experiment with merengue music on the album, saying "I grew up listening to merengue—that was a big part of my life, and I was missing it."
Waka Inoue (born 1980), Japanese tarento and actress; Waka Kobori (born 2000), Japanese swimmer; Waka Nathan (born 1940), New Zealand rugby union player; Neil Waka, New Zealand broadcaster and journalist; Waka Tsukiyama, is an American-born Japanese professional wrestler; Yamada Waka (1879–1957), Japanese feminist and social reformer
Wakka Wakka language belongs to the Waka–Kabic branch of the Pama-Nyungan languages.Linguistic work by the Presbyterian minister and anthropologist John Mathew and, more recently, by linguists such as Nils Holmer, provided materials that conserved elements of the grammar and vocabularly.