Shakira Lie’s on Waka Waka Song!

The whole video of Shakira version Waka Waka: www.youtube.com The video on shakira lies: www.youtube.com The whole song of Zangalewa [original version]: www.youtube.com ACT: www.youtube.com COMMENTS: • Meaning of the dialect: Zamina mina (Zangalewa) Zangalewa of Cameroon "Zamina" or "Zangaléwa" is a 1986 hit song, originally sung by a makossa group from Cameroon called "Golden Sounds" who were beloved throughout the continent for their silly dances and costumes. The song was such a hit for "Golden Sounds" that they eventually changed their name to Zangaléwa, too. The song pays tribute to African skirmishers (aka tirailleurs) during WW2. Most of the band members were in the Cameroonian Army themselves and used make up, fake bellies and butts for comic relief. The song is still used today by soldiers, policemen, boy scouts, sportsmen and their supporters, usually during training or for rallying. The men in the group often dressed in military uniforms, wearing pith helmets and stuffing their clothes with pillows to appear like they had swollen butts from riding the train and fat stomachs from eating too much. The song, music historians say, is a criticism of black military officers who were in league with whites to oppress their own people. Or at least, some of it was. Some of it, as far as we can surmise, is gibberish. According to Jean Paul Zé Bella, the lead singer of Golden Sounds, the chorus came from Cameroonian "sharpshooters who had created a slang language for <b>…</b>
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