Yvonne Chaka Chaka -UMQOMBOTHI- www.zimvibes.com

[muukiomuingi]

I love this song, used to hear it a lot as a toddler. The video though, is a bit odd. What's up with people looking at their watch to confirm it's Friday?

[dawgp0und]

@muukiomuingi Whenever you work, you always look forward to Friday cuz it's the weekend and time to party and enjoy life. That would be my logical explanation.

[muukiomuingi]

@dawgp0und but you don't need to look at the watch to confirm its Friday. A calendar would be more apt for that

[dawgp0und]

@muukiomuingi Well if you think about it mathematically, a watch is a calendar. They both describe time where a calendar describes time in a macro view (ie days, months, years) where as a watch describes time in a micro view (ie seconds, minutes, hours etc). I hope that helps. Besides the video is supposed to be a fun video. I hope that helps.

[channey14]

I DANCED THIS AS MY TALENT....IN MISS TEEN AFRICA AND I WON

[MrBtane]

lyrics please

[Princewmk]

its like cool aid but better

[MrJustinjames5]

Hey it's friday!

[teknotoast]

Is Umqombothi actually magical? What does it taste like?

[JKleands1100]

@teknotoast it's a like moonshine but an african version.According to my father.

[dianazbysia]

@teknotoast it is the most vile and stinky thing you could imagine if you aint bred and born in africa. even most of us who grew up there kepp away from the stuff, lolz. the consistenct alone is a nasty shock. imagine poriidge left to ferment in the african heat & you know what they're singing about... my dad dreads familly meetings cuz he's the head of the familly and cannot not drink it. now my bro who lives in eurpoe has to learn. can't wait! hahahaha

[aksyn47]

memory when i been small pikin dey here this songs and watch video. kia, i wan cry o.

[Nasimjohnson82]

My childhood right here... I loved Chaka Chaka has a kid... It killed me when i found out she wasnt from my country Nigeria...I still love her tho!!

[usmansp]

@Nasimjohnson82

dat interestinng

[cha53z]

@Nasimjohnson82 lol cute.

[cassie6489]

African unite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Reunakk]

The good side of Africa is the best side of the world.

[edemgbako]

Hello my friends from Akpugo boys, Nkanu East. This was our booze song of those good days. God bless ye. God bless Africa.

[TheEddie24ful]

hwat a friday

[Scovky]

i grew`up listening to this song!!

[eliphaziirishura100]

Yvonne Chaka Chaka Thank you i have been looking for this song now i found it great song ever.

[jennarp1]

Anyone now where this was filmed?

[TheFrancis617]

i love this song sooooooooooooooooo much it my favorite



[Tendayi79]

Thank you everyone who made it possible for me to listen to this song and watch the video and show my off spring, after so many years. Thank you

[tamale26]

I grew up in my native west Africa listening to this song. Miss them days

[Missbookgirl1]

@tamale26 Ghana?

[mgbo0415]

is there a click sound in umquombothi or am i just hearing things?

[cyberangelo456]

@mgbo0415 there is that is because they are speaking xhosa

[mgbo0415]

@cyberangelo456 thank u @cyberangelo456 for the information.

[18bat]

trop fort , j etais encore gamin ,ke des bons souvenirs, ca me ramene au passé......

[asasscd]

Love Africa! Which language (apart of english) is used in this song?

[volleyballea]

@asasscd South African with a litlle bit Swahili in it

[sombete]

love this song

[sn098]

wema zameni wuku mkomboti thats what we used to say back then

[Blackhoundrise]

yeah, man! asambe 'bhawa, madoda!

[macharmza]

Clearly all the boys that go to the yard for Kelis's milkshake have not tasted MaDlamini's mqombothi

[abraham1712]

what can i say to you about my Africa people ?

As you can see here

[MrSilverstarboy]

lmfao im haitian and this is my jam i listen to this like everyday

[94Flint]

nice song

[vtvrshm]

my mum always sang chaka chaka's songs, i was 5yrs then...now i am 21yrs and i always play it :D

[PatrioticAstronaut]

This song is about fucking beer. ROMFL Awesome

[omoibile]

@PatrioticAstronaut : Yeah it's about African special beer MUMQOMBOTHI

[pagola]

if this doesnt remind you of your african childhood then ur not really african

[anto276k]

@MrSilverstarboy,Umqombothi is an South African home brew beer which she's singing about.That's what the guy is singing in the chorus.I think it's a literal translation of what she's singing-'everybody come and drink my magic beer.

[sekyiamah]

@7q1A  sorry my bad.But what basis do u classify education and ignorance! Read wide and don't be bias!

[carlos64041]

i hope one day we all african can live in peace .

[marry1234ification]

like the bit.love u Yvonne

[josietaff]

i love you yvonne,

[ArjobMukherjee]

Celebrating the diverse human race...

[CelticAndProud]

One of the most feel good happy songs in the history of the world.

[only4oneonly]

this song is in the movie Hotel Rwanda!

[sekyiamah]

In the begining we were all Africans before a particular disease hit a portion of our society.This disease can be likened to albinoism and those group could not stand the sun and migrated to a colder region .So the original race is African.

[7QIA]

@sekyiamah this is the kind of ignorant, uneducated comment we don't want here. Just enjoy the music, huh.

[totalmentemad]

it's Friday, Friday.... gotta get down on Friday. lol

sorry, fellas. I could not resist.

[belezaafricana]

i love this song

[doaplu]

Actually, according to science we're all Africans... :-)

[volleyballea]

If you listen to this song, You'll think about Afrika and want to go back! Back to the freedom in Africa

[volleyballea]

I like all her songs, she sings very good things and it sounds always very nice

[adenhood]

i use to thing it said africa freedom as a child, i had a though that it said beer but didnt want to ask my father, b ut not that im 15 i understand lol..

[adenhood]

i was born in kenya i moved to canada when i was four, although i was really young i still long african music, yvonne chaka chaka mostly and brenda fassie, and a bit of coffe olomode and awilo.

[shellystone]

I'm pretty sure you can play this song ANYWHERE and people will dance. If they don't dance they probably have no legs, are frozen or have no souls.

[MrSilverstarboy]

im NOT AFRICAN IM HAITIAN AND LIKE THIS SONG WHAT IS HE SAYING THE GUY PART

[monica24b]

@MrSilverstarboy no brother. you are still one of us african :)

[MrSilverstarboy]

@monica24b i know i just put the part that im haitian so people wont be like wtf how he not know lol

[jene1blud]

Makes me want to dance everytime i play it =) timeless

[MrKameleon10]

je suis née en84 pour moi c'est la meilleure chanteuse africaine de tout les temps et peut-être l'une des 4 meilleure au monde de tout les temps

[mandunya]

African all day people, I am proud to be one.

[Pekingbajare]

Im swedish and really love this song. It makes me so glad and so happy. When you see africans singing and having fun you know how little you need to be happy!

[biggnig12]

i love being African

i think its the best race to be. not trying to offend anyone

[Verradonairun]

@biggnig12

"African" isn't a race!

There are different races in each African nation.

[loughrey101]

@Verradonairun That depends on your theoretical perspective. While some argue that the four classical racial groups of Caucasian, African, Asian and Native American can be divided further into many more subgroups, based on phenotypical differences wthin these groups, others maintain that there are only four. While others argue that race is a recent concept with one of the first hisorical records of it being in Marco Polo's writings and thus is a modern .way of constructing the world.

[loughrey101]

@Verradonairun That depends on your theoretical perspective. While some argue that the four classical racial groups of Caucasian, African, Asian and Native American can be divided further into many more subgroups, based on phenotypical differences wthin these groups, others maintain that there are only four. While others argue that race is a recent concept with one of the first hisorical records of it being in Marco Polo's writings and thus is a modern way of constructing the world.

[Verradonairun]

@loughrey101

The belief that there are only four races is not theoretical, it is dogmatic. Different races have one thing in common, all members of one race have similar physical appearance (skin tone, bone structure etc.)

And this physical appearance varies quite dramatically throughout the continent of Africa.

[HLordz301]

@biggnig12  African isn't a race. Be clear

[loughrey101]

@biggnig12 I'm European ad competely agree! Lucky you!!! :-D

[Ereluaberdeen]

@biggnig12 you are not i think n know dat we are indeed the best

[MrSexydivas]

@biggnig12 oh so right

[CoolKidX85]

@biggnig12 yeah and its also the best continent to live on(lol sarcasm)

[rastagirliana]

@biggnig12 Yes you're right! we've all got a bit of africa in us. even the whites. :)

[iMSoFlyiBlowMyMind]

this is my jam....

[edizee]

It just gets better with time!

[mannieovw]

this lady and Brenda Fassie are one of Africa best female artist ever lived

[Yenekss]

I remember bak in Nigeria we used 2 think she was saying "members are many". I love dis song nd i'm just learning d meaning!!!

[enameltgirl226]

I love this song! It brings back memories of my childhood. With love from Nigeria <3

[rcaija]

@enameltgirl226 same here

[umigweag]

she just has d greatest voice

[justin47475]

afrique du sud merci ivonne chaka

[olasenialexander]

Big thanx!

[Noxy188]

Weh MaDlamini uphi umqombothi...(Miss Dlamini where's the african beer)

That's what the song says people.

[Mbogo33]

Woowoowoo! Omukomboti. The grooves, jives and moves just came back as if it were yesterday. Thanks Yvonne Chaka Chaka. African beer and being African deep in Africa. Oyee.

[AVOIR3]

the true value of africa is gradually going..

[kenyanafrican2009]

@almunjama true n we used to sing wee mama sammy lete mkoboti that uji uji pombe was packed in cartons in the days of whitecap also.

[Ziwambaza]

Owamaso melu ukomomboti that was the song in Uganda thanx Yyonne.

[MegaStevo1977]

wow, i love this song form chilhood. its one of africa treasures

[naldis253]

i am 13 and left Zim when i was 7 n although i didnt spend much time there there's no place else i'd rather be even if the economy is upside, it's the poorest country in the world i dont give 2 shits home is home n no matter how many times u live england, u.a r where ever u r, get a british passport u will always know where u came from; even if u deny it

[Swanbow]

@naldis253 You can take the person out of Africa, but you can't take africa out of the person.

[naldis253]

@Swanbow so true :)

[lelmokwo]

Well said

[Scovky]

@Swanbow yeah!! Am African at heart wherever i will go!

[chipochiroorwa]

@Swanbow Too true my brother/sistawo, and to make matters worse I was a born in the ghetto. Who can take me out of the ghetto where I will never be back again....... LOL

[isaaccontractor]

@chipochiroorwa  do you mean Ghetto(francistown) Botswana

[chipochiroorwa]

@isaaccontractor I am actually from a wonderful ghetto in Harare, Zimbabwe. I hope I haven't dissapointed you......

[naldis253]

why is this on zimvibes when she's from SA?

[ashken79]

stunning...beautiful!

[logrenbeg]

Ah Yvonne. Nakupenda!

[CYRIANNEify]

l love this song... she beautifuls oh africa ..... god thank

[MsJordy76]

I love you, my africa

[blunklaura]

America is soo culturally and musically dead,it's sad and I long to move away,to foreign countries, with traditions,holidays and mannerisms hundreds to thousands years old....

[ndugumuzana]

Brilliant!

I grew up on this song... I absolutely love it.

[teknotoast]

I want some magic beer.

[replagos]

great

[stizimhizim]

Ngombe Za Meru,,,, Hazina mkiia.'! Ngombe Za Meru,,,, Hazina mkiia.'! UMQOMBOTHI. UMQOMBOTHI is an African beer. Yvonne chaka chaka makes a Kenyan Proud of where he comes From..Yeah MOTHERLAND AFRICA MAMA WEE

[airhab]

@stizimhizim LOL

[almunjama]

@stizimhizim Remember Mkomboti beer in Kenya,lol!

[rubamann]

@stizimhizim Ebanaee yako kali. Mtaani tulikuwa tunaimba mama zamini yesu mkombozi

[sn098]

@rubamann hahahahahha...thanks for making me laugh....

[queeche]

@rubamann or we used to say "ng'ombe za meru, hazina magoti" hahaha lol

[sn098]

@queeche lol

[Ikhaatzondag]

Heerlijk nummer! Als dit je niet vrolijk maakt weet ik het ook niet meer ;-).Greetings from The Netherlands!

[mtsambiwa2]

reminds so much of Michelle Kessler coz sang it the night away with a very meticulous voice. the depth of love ,and embracing the art of nature as evinced by Miss Yvonne Chaka Chaka.

[Sacha864]

YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SOOOOOOOONGGGGGGG GOD BLESS YOU YVONNNEEEEEEEEEE

[hyacinthdibley]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHH!!!!! I FOUND THIS SONG!!!!! OH MY CHILDHOOD.

[LoveBaren]

I fall in love wiz this song

[sjcobra84]

my mom plays this song alot, its very nice and catchy

[alexylie]

used to be one of my best songs when i was young

[Queen8181]

this reminds me of my childhood... so sweet

[TheJonrob]

How is umqomboth taste ?????does it taste like Amarura?.

[J4JESUS1]

is yvonne dead?



[jinzzle09]

@J4JESUS1 nope still alive and kickin

[J4JESUS1]

@jinzzle09 ur funny...o thank you..i didnt know....i love yvonne chaka chaka...she represents us africans of all places well!

[capit050]

@J4JESUS1 If you love Yvonne Chaka Chaka, you may look for news about her on web and you will know that The princess of Africa was performing in Botswana last august 14th.

[capit050]

@J4JESUS1 What a stupid question ! You can read news about her on Web...

Would you appreciate question like this "is J4JESUS1 dead ?"

[J4JESUS1]

@capit050 look i didnt know and i was just askin a question....so u need to calm yourself down ok? because someone told me that she was...if you dont got nothing nice tosay don't say anything at all!

[vfra230185]

The Angolan people loves your music !!!

Does anybody know where is she from???

[gikonyi]

@vfra230185 south africa

[jbondette]

@vfra230185 south africa

[almunjama]

African beer tukunywe kabisa, mkomboti!!!!!!!!!

[Elumen]

Vyonne much luv and greeting from the US, icant be proud of ya i cant rem the date but i rem seeing ya with ya husband and kids @paradise holiday resort in dar es salaam tanzania back in 2004, i always and will always listen to UMQOMBOTHI!

[k3vsta22]

@Elumen hi erm jus asking what is the other song about umqombothi sang by zulu men i think i dunno if you are firmiliar with it

translated i think it says the beer is finished guy wat shall we do now

[Elumen]

Vyonne much luv and greeting from the US, icant be proud of ya i cant rem the date but i rem seeing ya with ya husband and kids @paradise holiday resort in dar es salaam tanzania back in 2004, i always and will always listen to UMQOMBOTHI!

[Trumblebee]

my mom named me after her and im glad cuz i love her music too. this is my favourite song of hers

[mandramada]

c'est ça notre afrique on a tje etait emmanciper c nous mm qui se trompons gardons notre culture au moin il y aura la difference a part celle de la peau bien sur ecouter cette musique bien travailler africaine mais moderne je kiffes

[bnbalenda]

I love iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii­it!

[CHANYDODO]

this song is my favorite one

[MrDina12]

This song brings back a lot of childhood memories for me in Kinshasa ( Congo ).

It was the bomb! Everyone loved it!!!

One of the rare foreign songs to be a big hit in the Congo. Yvone chaka chaka is a legend!!!

[misBlessingB]

i love this song by yvonne chaka chaka

[babegurl821]

Not to be mean, but at the end of the video at 5:47, she looks like Nicki Minaj. But I really love this song. Its so beautiful.

[stimela03]

@babegurl821 you probably meant to say Nicky Minaj looks like her!

[Romarinho89]

World Cup nooooow Umqombothi

[tonimarioo]

Fraternity is signified by that big pot they drink from

[ndjoe1]

back in the days in Nigeria when i was a kid this song was the shit

[Benwani]

BBBBBESSSSSTTTTT SSSSSSIIIINNNNGGGGEEEERRR

[capit050]

Cette chanson est un chef d'oeuvre ! We love you Yvonne Chaka Chaka

[twirlgirl97]

memories from the old zaire... screw the DRC

[celestialcumings]

LOL! the memories

[beautifulgooal]

this is where kwaito beat started from.

[JabbaOS]

heel leuk liedjes in mijn tijd eeeeeeeeeee

[ShikaFowlChan]

this was in the opening scene of hotel rwanda :)

[leadnitro3]

@ShikaFowlChan Yeah. And a great opening scene it was. Nice song.

[MrYovaca]

good song

[kaybaba2]

how old was i then , hmmm cant even remember , i sing this song all day then , waoooow

[davguantai]

Finally i got to know i'm not the only one who recognises friday.

[elegance212]

ITS XHOSA!!!! the language that i'm trying to learn. Xhosa is popularly known as the clicking language. (hear the click when they say "um(click)bothi" ?? haha lol such a cool language!!

I remember this song in Ghana. ha, we had NO IDEA what she was saying so we made our own words as little kids.

We thought she was saying "mo fa nko mortuary" (Mortuary pronounced {maw chere} in twi

meaning "lets take it to the mortuary" . hahaha i don't know how we got "mortuary" from "qombothi"

♥ from Ghana

[MrSunnyde1]

OMG!, i always dream of being in her group and hoping to make her my girl, big song in those days, lovely voice and pretty too.

[segabanjy]

Ever green music!!

[cj06feb]

Oh gosh hav'nt heard this in ages listerning to it now just make me smile oh this song still blows me away aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh

[livingjoi]

This remindes me of the great film Hotel Rowanda! Such a brilliant film! UMQOMBOTHI!

[theeuprise]

wow!!!!!! this takes me back to when i was in sudan and uganda! good and bad memories, thank you for posting this!

[micpets]

thank you thank you..............I played this on my walkman so many times that the tape broke.......wow.......thanks for this again........