CELEBRITY CENTRAL: SHAKIRA

The group that sang ‘Zangalewa’ used to be called Golden Sounds but the song became so popular that the group changed its name to Zangalewa. It crossed the borders of Cameroon because surely the chorus sounds very familiar and some Ghanaian, Kenyan and SouthAfrican artistes may have even sampled the song. Lamine Toure a Senegalese even sang a Senegalese version during one of their performances. The Zangelewa song has a very ‘jamaa/brotherhood’ like feel. It is widely seen as one of those encouragement songs that people engage in when they are doing sports in high school. The song has over time proved that Africans are more or less the same people. During the soon to be concluded FIFA World Cup in SouthAfrica, the song has been a source of inspiration to the African players and has brought a sense of brotherhood to the Africans that have managed to grace the occasion. Shakira who is a Colombian sampled this famous song for her hit song ‘Time for Africa’ which is the official song for the World Cup. Time for Africa in Spanish is Esto es Africa. Lyrics for Shakira’s Saminamina Llego el momento, caen las murallasVa a comenzar la unica justa de la batallasNo duele el golpe, no existe el miedoQuitate el polvo, ponte de pie y vuelves al ruedoY la presion que sientesEspera en ti, tu gente!Ahora vamos por todoy te acompaña la suerteSamina mina sam ¡aleguah!Porque esto es AfricaSamina mina ¡eh! ¡eh!Waka Waka ¡eh! ¡eh!Samina mina sam ¡aleguah!Porque esto es AfricaOye a tu diosy no estaras solollegas aqui para brillarlo tienes todola hora se acercaes el momentoVas a ganar cada batallaya lo presientoHay que empezar de ceropara tocar el cieloAhora vamos por todoY todos vamos por ellosSamina mina sam ¡aleguah!Porque esto es Africa Ends