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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.
Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album: Shakira, John Hill, Freshlyground, Golden Sounds: 2010 [43] "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (featuring Freshlyground) "Waka Waka (Esto Es África)" (K-Mix) Sale el Sol "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (K-Mix) Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album "What More Can I Give"
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
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 ]
A song by Colombian pop star Shakira and Freshlyground was the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The song, titled "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", is based on "Zangalewa", a popular Makossa African soldiers' song by Golden Sounds. "Zangalewa" was a hit single in Colombia in 1987. Shakira and Freshlyground performed the song at the ...
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The shows closed with a lively performance of Shakira’s World Cup hit "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", during which large amounts of confetti were thrown into the air. During the North American dates, from 21 September to 23 October 2010, the tour grossed $3,685,377 and ranked fourth on Billboard ’s Hot Tours chart, dated 11 November 2010.
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."