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"Africa" is a song by American rock band Toto, the tenth and final track on their fourth studio album Toto IV (1982). It was the second single from the album released in Europe in June 1982 and the third in the United States in October 1982 through Columbia Records .
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Down in Africa" [22] 2012 Nasseman: Redemption Time "Pro Poor Agenda" [23] 2018 Bucky Raw: Cs2 "Come Down" [24] 2021 Kpanto: Sound from the Xtreetz "White Man Say" [25] 2020 Eric Geso: New Sound
The song became a success across Europe. In Austria, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" displaced Somali-Canadian artist K'naan's song "Wavin' Flag" (which was also another promotional song for the World Cup) from the top spot on the Ö3 Austria Top 40 chart, ending its four-week-long run at number one. [42] "
The song became popular worldwide when Shakira released a variant in tribute to African music, titled "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" ahead of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. [10] Internet users, including Cindy Casares of the Latino culture blog Guanabee, noted the origin of the song, leading to rumours of plagiarism.
This is a list of notable artists who were born in India and or have a strong association with India. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
"Ag Pleez Deddy" (also known as "The Ballad of the Southern Suburbs") is a South African song written and recorded by Jeremy Taylor, and released in 1962. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It was written for the stage show Wait a Minim! , and has been described as the musical's "showpiece". [ 3 ]
Bulelwa Mkutukana (9 November 1987 – 11 December 2023), known by her stage name Zahara, was a South African singer, songwriter and guitarist.Her music was classified loosely as "Afro-soul", and she sang in Xhosa, her native language, as well as in English.
The song was usually sung to express the hardship of working in the mines. It expresses heartache over the hard work performed in the mines. The word Shosholoza or "tshotsholoza!" means go forward or make way for the next man, in Ndebele. [5] It is used as a term of encouragement and hope for the workers as a sign of solidarity.