Zangaléwa
E542552
Zangaléwa is a popular 1986 makossa song by the Cameroonian group Golden Sounds, widely known across Africa and later internationally after being adapted into Shakira’s World Cup anthem "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zangaléwa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5666887 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zangaléwa Context triple: [Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), inspiredBy, Zangaléwa]
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A.
Zalongo
Zalongo is a historic village and archaeological area in Epirus, Greece, best known for the 19th-century mass suicide of Souliot women commemorated by the Dance of Zalongo.
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B.
Nzega
Nzega is a town and district in western Tanzania that serves as an important commercial and transport hub within the Tabora Region.
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C.
Zumwa
Zumwa is the Gbagyi-language name for Zuma Rock, the iconic monolithic inselberg near Abuja, Nigeria.
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D.
Ngamo
Ngamo is a West Chadic language spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria by the Ngamo people.
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E.
Gashua
Gashua is a town in northeastern Nigeria that serves as an important commercial and administrative center in Yobe State.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zangaléwa Target entity description: Zangaléwa is a popular 1986 makossa song by the Cameroonian group Golden Sounds, widely known across Africa and later internationally after being adapted into Shakira’s World Cup anthem "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)."
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A.
Zalongo
Zalongo is a historic village and archaeological area in Epirus, Greece, best known for the 19th-century mass suicide of Souliot women commemorated by the Dance of Zalongo.
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B.
Nzega
Nzega is a town and district in western Tanzania that serves as an important commercial and transport hub within the Tabora Region.
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C.
Zumwa
Zumwa is the Gbagyi-language name for Zuma Rock, the iconic monolithic inselberg near Abuja, Nigeria.
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D.
Ngamo
Ngamo is a West Chadic language spoken primarily in northeastern Nigeria by the Ngamo people.
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E.
Gashua
Gashua is a town in northeastern Nigeria that serves as an important commercial and administrative center in Yobe State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Zamina mina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zamina mina (Zangaléwa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Zangaléwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentPopularity | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Cameroonian military culture ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| distribution |
cassette
ⓘ
radio airplay ⓘ |
| genre | makossa ⓘ |
| hasChant |
"Tsamina mina, eh eh"
ⓘ
"Waka waka, eh eh" ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
football fan chant
ⓘ
military marching song in several African countries ⓘ |
| hasDerivativeWork |
remixes by African and international artists
ⓘ
various cover versions across Africa ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus "Zamina mina, eh eh"
ⓘ
refrain "Waka waka" ⓘ |
| influenced | African popular music chants ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Cameroonian pidgin
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
use of whistles and percussion ⓘ |
| notableWork | Zangaléwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyReleasedBy | Golden Sounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
Golden Sounds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shakira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionPopularity |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| rhythmicStyle | danceable up-tempo beat ⓘ |
| samples | Zangaléwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
African soldiers
ⓘ
military life ⓘ |
| title | Zangaléwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use | official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup ⓘ |
| usedIn |
military parades in some African countries
ⓘ
sports events crowd chants ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zangaléwa Description of subject: Zangaléwa is a popular 1986 makossa song by the Cameroonian group Golden Sounds, widely known across Africa and later internationally after being adapted into Shakira’s World Cup anthem "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.