Malaika
E612069
"Malaika" is a famous Swahili love song popularized internationally by South African singer and activist Miriam Makeba.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malaika canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swahili song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kenyan music
ⓘ
Tanzanian music ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disputedAuthorship | true ⓘ |
| genre | love song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | African popular music repertoire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
longing
ⓘ
poverty as obstacle to marriage ⓘ romantic love ⓘ |
| language | Swahili ⓘ |
| lyricsFeature |
address to a beloved called Malaika
ⓘ
reference to bride price (mahari) ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Malaika (Miriam Makeba recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedAt | international concerts by Miriam Makeba ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Angélique Kidjo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Boney M. NERFINISHED ⓘ Fadhili William NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularIn |
East Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedInternationallyBy | Miriam Makeba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Swahili standard ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | angel ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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