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The National Umma Party (Arabic: حزب الأمة القومي, romanized: Hizb al-Umma al-qawmmy; English: Nation Party) is an Islamic political party in Sudan.It was formerly led by Sadiq al-Mahdi, [1] who served twice as Prime Minister of Sudan, and was removed once by inter party conflict and once by a military coup. [2]
"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.
[6] [25] Shakira was chosen to record the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", which was released in May 2010. [26] It topped numerous record charts and was a multi-platinum selling single in Italy, [ 27 ] Germany, [ 28 ] Mexico, [ 29 ] Spain [ 30 ] and Switzerland. [ 31 ]
Africa Asia North America Central America South America Asia 119 $178,000,000 [16] The Sun Comes Out World Tour: September 15, 2010 – October 15, 2011 She Wolf Sale el Sol: Europe North America South America Asia Africa 107 $120,000,000 [17] El Dorado World Tour: June 3, 2018 – November 3, 2018 El Dorado: Europe Asia North America South ...
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."
The Latin superstar, 47, released her latest song, “Soltera,” on Wednesday, September 25. The track, which she sings in Spanish, is about Shakira embracing the benefits of being on her own.
According to Billboard, Shakira's songs can range from heartbreaking ballads to "pop anthems". [ 2 ] Songs like " Whenever Wherever ", " Waka Waka " and " Hips Don't Lie " which were Shakira's biggest hits worldwide are the most covered while the most covered song in Spanish is " Ojos Así " by various artists from countries outside the ...