Shakira Holds Press To Talk About Inspiration behind "Waka waka" Song

[whatever131000]

You no what disgraces me seeing a bunch of sad little dipshits whining and bitching be a man pusscake.

[Yomama1355]

@whatever131000 wow you said it

[YukiNijiro]

This video is crap. It's making her out to be a liar. Watch the full one

:)

[JoePoeLoeSoe]

LOL U PRESSED PEOPLE

this is just an excerpt, she goes on to talk about how she sampled other songs and influenced by different charts.

LOL STAY MAD

[azalian23]

23 People are miserable haters.

[Y3GRAPHIX]

WEIRD FACT: The term "WAKALA" or "WAKA" is the known Spanish slang word for "UGLY" or "EWW"

Spanish non-african singer representing Africa with "WAKA WAKA" ... ?

Not to mention everyone in the video is WHITE o_o & She has "Blackface"

Maybe it's me... Or... WAKE UP!!!!!!!!

[ninou2040]

@Y3GRAPHIX " We eventually found the original of that song which is Los Chicas del Can's El Negro No Puede. What I eventually realized is that the Los Chicas del Can version was written for them by Wilfrido Vargas, who like Juan Luis Guerra, has played with several African diasporic styles in creating his high energy version of 80's synth Merengue. It makes sense that he would adapt this tune from somewhere like West Africa.'' Do more research.This word "WAKA" is from Africa...Cameroon

[DHeiinriicHVM]

@Y3GRAPHIX Hey Ignorant.

Feo = Ugly

"GUACALA" = Eww

^.-

Waka... is nothing in spanish.

[carmeliatchoua]

dick face what is the point of lieing i will smack if i see her dick head

[bikkilovesmuzic]

she told the verses and the pre-corous ,people plz don't don't speak when you don't know .she took the corous only...

[nkwosman]

When my friend initially told me about this interview I didn't believe it until I saw this video. I used to listen to the original song 10-15 years ago. Was pretty popular in Nigeria, sang by most kids even though it was a Cameroonian song and none understood the lyrics. What a thief for not giving credit to the original people that made the song. Wonder how many more she stole from obscure people.

[treehuggerdude4]

@nkwosman she never said she composed the song, or wrote the music for the song. She just said she wrote the lyrics. I think she meant to do a cover of the song, the same way Jennifer Lopez did a cover of that brazilian song. I dont think she was claiming the song completely belonged to her, she was just saying that she wrote her cover's lyrics.

[AlexLeFlex97]

@nkwosman OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH SHUUUUUT UP ! SHe's not a thief ! Pfff :@

[rikudou33]

liar.....

[simenyasikhulu]

She is lying about this song. This song was composed by Cameroonian musicians almost 30 yers ago. Please open this link to listen to the original song. She ows the Cameroonian band an an apology.

[TheExoticAnimal]

you can all go fuck your selves really! how dare you all a lot of singers naturaly just come up with songs un like now days all it is, is dumb as club songs where they say a word a million times and there videos are all about women and money and cars but at least she made a video about  a whole country and soccer and just cool things like that so how dare you all.

[carmeliatchoua]

@TheExoticAnimal the point, that she lied about where she got the chorus from. the chorus was from a cameroonian song made in the early eighties , and if u ask any african who was born or was growing up there, they will tell you about the song.

[marieroseloza]

voleuse salope

[Gabyevo]

OMG shame on you Shakira ! What a liar !!

[bostonhomeland]

oooh WOW shakira you're brilliant you wrote that song?.. now fuckk off everryone knows

[Gomezasas]

Cmon she really etited a song in her way. He added so much lyrics, just "samy samy aa e waka waka e e" was a copy :)

[MsSaunataga]

her songs are great, her dancing is great, she looks great but i hate her voice...

[MrHarrisB]

shut dha fuckup bitch lol "i got it got it " u din't get nothin, you stole it . this shit is from CAMEROON ma Home country .probably say the remix stupid

[TheJen147]

Who cares if she didn't right she did an excellent job at it....:) haters !!!stop hating people.:)

[MannySoUncanny]

She says she thought of the entire first verse and first pre-chorus. Never mentions writing the chorus...this is a fact. I believe Shakira is a good person and didn't mean to offend anyone.

[MannySoUncanny]

You're a good soldier, choosing your battles, Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, get back in the saddle

You're on the front line, everyone's watching, You know it's serious, we're getting closer, this isn't over

The pressure's on, you feel it But you got it all, believe it

Listen to your God, this is our motto, You're time to shine, don't wait in line

Y vamos por todoPeople are raising their expectations

Go on and feel it, this is your moment, no hesitation

-Aren't these new lyrics?

[rolen123]

she was talking about the english lyrics dumbass people. beyonce stole if i were a boy from bc jean and sayed she wrote it XD big fucking deal

[ppdomingos]

MENTIRA...MENTIRA...... HORRIBLE LIE !!! Hope the originals sue her and all the cash she wrongly made out of it will be all lost ...

[HaloAddict0811]

Doesn't it make more sense that the song came to mind? What if the song popped into her head and she just developed the English and Spanish lyrics at that time? Why would she say she created a piece of music when she knew people would know about the actual creater of the song? People just love to jump on others when they see an opening.

[Martinez1887]

so what, shes hot as hell

[5ER910]

Yeah, she should have mentioned the original music, but maybe she is referring to the new english lyrics and music rearrangements. Also, don't forget that she is an singer/dancer artist with a physical appearance that the modern world paradigms currently apreciates. So she didn't have the need to develop those secondary principles that are humbility and respect for others...

[Jomcot]

eh u guys should check other interviews...she says she got it from cameron, the chorus.

[lilkamer]

@nmuna92 It was sang by a cameroonian group exactly, in fact it means "no one sent u (to be a soldier) so don't complain" it's sung in beti one of our numerous langages!! She really should be ASHAME!!

[lilkamer]

If feel like I'm gonna throw up after such a big lie. God I can not believe people actually think you can lie on something just because it's from africa and think you can get away with it!!!!! This woman needs to take a bow cause this type of lie is UNFORGIVEABLE, UNBEARABLE AND UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!!

[sweetestantiguan]

Hang on Guys.

Listen to how she speaks. Remember English is NOT her first language. Shakira FIRST said "Waka waka is a dear song to me..." and I find the way she said it was like she knew the song and then this particular song she is singing came to her while she was walking toward her house.

Thats how i take it anyways.

[HaloAddict0811]

@sweetestantiguan At least someone sees it like I do. :)

[musaida9293]

Ekie!! It is unbelievable that a columbian will claim ZANGALEWA - This derive from a Camerounian dialet (beti) and stand for "za anga lowa" Meaning who called you. This song was very popular in the whole of Afriica in the 80. SHAME Shakira, I loved how you sand and danced to that song, but now I do not even want to listen to it. Please give credit to the rightful owner of waka waka

[Imix1973]

this woman is ill an sick in head !!!!! how embarrassing !!! Go home Shakira, u are a robber no more !!!!

[livevah]

You are a liar Shakira. Go make your own song and stop claiming rights for someone else's song.

[zincliff]

What a liar. She is so disgraceful.

[zincliff]

She is a disgrace. What a liar. That's an infringement to intellectual property rights.

[lilgial90]

I can't believe she actually said that!! how an ewondo song can come in her mind like that? beautiful liar... She could have said, she heard that before not that...pffffff!!!

[lilkamer]

words can even begin to xpress how disgusted i am by this lie in day light

[nnennaisika1]

i used to love her, but im hating her for this, im African and ive known this song for so long, if she cant give credit to the original singers then she has no regard for africans and that means she's a big pretender!!!!!!!!

[DevilInsidE0]

Look for "ZANGALEWA", you'll find about your inspiration...

[btchanque]

She is just a big LIAR!!! it's disgust me. She better realize that the way the song came to her while walking on the street of Uruguay was actually her listening to this Cameroonian song. Avec ca grosse tete la. Used to like her but now, can even say it. What A SHAME!!! That's F up!!! Thought she was better, LIAR....

[kouayep0]

liar. that song belongs to cameroon.

[nadinediane]

it came to you!!! just like that...Walking that small distance and you had the music and the lyrics and everything...I will sue you for having used my name without permission. WTF! Till now she used to be one of my favorite singers...For me the song for this world cup was "Waving flag"

[fusigabs]

What in the world is wrong with this LIAR? Girl you should be a professional liar and not 'singer'. Give it back to the Zangalewa in Cameroon. I have known waka waka from last century and you dare come up to say "I got it! I got it!???" Shame on you girl.

[djanea7]

Please if you want to learn the truth about this song, and where this Liar got it from check this out. Down there is a title that you will be able to find on YouTube the original version of Waka Waka song, Cameroonian young and adults favorite one today stolen and claimed to be Shakira art work. That is very disgusting to see how far she can go, I would have felt very ashamed on public TV. F U!

Cameroon - Zangalewa - Zamina - Waka Waka Time for Africa - Original Full Length Version

[djanea7]

She is a freaking liiar bitchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[molarjay]

Shakira, you are an ugly liar. I'm even doubting you hips!

[zimbos88]

shes talking about the world cup version of the song, not the original. she obviously knows of the original and just made the song a world cup version.

[p0696070]

@zimbos88 Probably, but dont you think she should make that ''little'' precision...that it s a sample/ or remix...whatever it's called?

[zimbos88]

@p0696070 its not really a sample. its very different to the original. the main word or concept used is the same, but other than that, everything else is different.

[patapipo]

Shakira, u lie for this one....idiot!!

[deepbg1]

by the way shakira what does zaminamina eh eh waka waka ehh eh zaminmina zangalewa,zangawa ahh ah,means.i bet you have no idea, but there are people in Cameroon that will tell you the meaning dumb bitch.stop stealing,sure your hips don't lie but you are a bow face liar.

[deepbg1]

hold the fuck up shakira ,you stole this song and u r trying to claim that it came to you,r u for real,this bitch should be sued.we all know this song originated from Africa somewhere,yo we have to go back and check all the song this girl ever recorded,she might have stole them as well,if she can flat out lie like this who's to say,she hasn't stolen all of her songs.

[tergorib]

ekieehhhh Shakira. Icchhh toi aussi !!!

[essah3]

@tergorib loll ich elle ossi nes ce pa mdrrr

[Mckol0001]

si tu veus avoir le vrai waka waka,le voici,

Quite telling stupid lies and acknowledge others talents you borrowed.

This piece of magnificent art work is from Zangalewa from Cameroon and you fucken know this!

[Miradadiva1]

Shakira ist eine Lügnerin!! Waka Waka ist nicht ihr Lied, sie hat das Lied gestohlen und hat kein cent dafür bezahlt.

Das Lied ist erstmal in Kamerun aufgenommen worden in 1981 von Musik band Zangalewa. Bitte schau doch mal...

Shakira, your hips dont lie, but your mouth does!!! Ich bin sehr entäuscht von ihr!!!

[TheRiyuki]

add subtitle please.. what she say?

[CRAZYWEIRDOSCLUB09]

WUTT A lIER!!

SHE SHUD GIVV CREDIT TO THE ORIGINALS!

[etoksbeb]

omg such a liar, does she even know what language waka waka is. Gosh that song originated from Cameroon around the early eighties. Give credit where it's due Shakira DAMN

[LaBelle339]

Just give honour to whom it is due.

Look at what you have done now?People are calling you a liar.Yet,if you would have admitted to the truth...it would go a long way to give you a good image to what you already have.

[LaBelle339]

No way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shakira...come on...how can you say this? A song Cameroonians have known for over years now....a song I knew when I was growing up??

This can be no coincidence.Same words????

Nah....I do not agree!

[aerogirl1023]

I wish this was more well known..

[kennrica]

franchement shakira c'est ridicule!! comment tu peux mentir sans cligner des yeux.. c'est une chanson africaine d'origine camerounaise...reconnais le au moins.. ai honte... c'est un manque de respect pour le peuple africain.

[leepissy]

caaa shakira menteuse de ton état, en plus devant des gens tu ne trembles meme pas,voleuse de chansonssss reconnais au moins ke tu a plagié,tu ne serais pas la 1ère à le faire!!!!!!

[dhyanekmer]

big fat liar .. mentirossa

[jennypuh]

shakira your (h)lips do lie..aren't you ashamed ? 

[Sugargalful]

she's lost it this one... I can already see loads of people hating her for this...

how dare she!!

[Kanayoo]

@Sugargalful

she is a heifer for saying that. So South Africa and Uruguay have the same language

[lilkamer]

@Kanayoo This is NOT a south african song it's CAMEROONIAN!!!

[Kanayoo]

@lilkamer

Sorry for that

I thought it was a Nigerian song, but many Africans sing it nobody really know who sang it. But thanks for letting me know that.

[lollij8]

damn!!! how does she dare!!!!! this is a Cameroonian song from 1986!!! look for Zangalewa on youtube and you'll see. She didn't even give a penny to the original singers. Damn liar that steals african singers!

[gigidany]

she is such a liar....telling people that she was the one who can up with the song. This song was an African song from 1982. It was number one all over Africa....now , you are not even ashamed to say that the song, the lyrics, and everything came in your mind like that,.....keep making your money while respecting people legacy.

[gigidany]

This lady is full of it. This is insulting African, people that have known this song for ever. You are such as liar. When people were enjoying that song, you couldn't even think of being an singer. Give credit to the people that deserve and u will still make your money ........damnnn it

[tsogolina]

What the Fuck.. Shakira is talking bullshit. Waka Waka didnt just come into her mind as she is saying.. Damn liar.

[joseitoito]

@tsogolina hi, she didn't completely talk about it, cause in other interviews she has talked about the original song and in those interviews she said that while walking in her house she remembered that song she heard when she was a young girl. You have to see the whole interview. this is a misunderstood, this is not complete. Plus, she showed the original song in her web site.

[AlexLeFlex97]

@joseitoito WAAAAAAAAAW ! Thank you !!! Thanks so much for saying the truth !!! Shakira rocksssss !!!! This was just an ispiration about the real version ..! Thanks ! :D Shakira rocks :D

[joseitoito]

@tsogolina hi, she didn't completely talk about it, cause in other interviews she has talked about the original song and in those interviews she said that while walking in her house she remembered that song she heard when she was a young girl. You have to see the whole interview. this is a misunderstood, this is not complete. Plus, she showed the original song in her web site. Uh and remember that only the chorus is taken from the original band

[godschildyes]

@joseitoito Thanks for clearing that up! If I had not read your comment then I would have been very upset with Sharika. Thank you for setting things straight!

[strah1994]

@tsogolina She said FIRST VERSE and PRECORUS taht's not a lie...She took CORUS from another song ...