She is a Colombian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, and philanthropist who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s. Born and raised in Barranquilla, Colombia, Shakira revealed many of her talents in school as a live performer, demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Middle Eastern influences with her own original twist on belly dancing. Shakira is a native Spanish speaker and also speaks fluent English and Portuguese.
I admire her dancing. Her movements are sexy and feminine. Thanks to her I became interested in Arabic dance
Waka waka
"Waka Waka" is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa, a 1986 makossa hit for Cameroonian group Golden Sounds. The song was officially chosen as the anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. About this, Shakira said, "I am honored that 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)' was chosen to be part of the excitement and the legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup."
"Waka Waka" was written by Shakira and John Hill and co-produced by Hill. The track features Afro-Colombian instrumentation, Soca beat and South African guitars.The song consists of rhythmical African sounds, and represents the vitality and energy of the host continent.
Chirag Sutar from Radio and Music gave the song a very positive review with 4 of 5 stars and said "Shakira's version is great with positive lyrics that can appeal to a universal audience, and at the same time also has the African ingredient intact. The song has brilliant African percussion lines, that can get you grooving instantly. Plus, it also scores for the way it builds up into a celebratory vibe with the chorus line."
According to Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson, "the hooks here are nowhere near as indelible or inventive as those on last year's awesome She Wolf, but they'll do."
Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave the song his recommendation with 3 stars out of 5 and said "[...] she sings over beats as fat and bouncy as a well-fed baby. Thankfully, 'Waka Waka' also has a ludicrously catchy chorus cribbed from an old Cameroonian tune and plenty of hip-swingable moments, ensuring it never quite dissolves into an all-out cheese-fest."
Indrajit Hazra from Hindustan Times said "Shakira reminded everyone why football and her frenetic rhythms have been a winning team. [...] Waka Waka is the perfect cheering-on song. As far as Shakira goes, her infectious Waka Waka totally works."
Martin Caballero from Boston Herald said that "With its catchy hook and breezy summer vibe, 'Waka Waka' sounds more like a song for a South African tourism advertisement, not the world’s biggest sports event."
"Waka Waka" is based upon a traditional African soldiers' song named Zangalewa, a 1986 makossa hit for Cameroonian group Golden Sounds. The song was officially chosen as the anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. About this, Shakira said, "I am honored that 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)' was chosen to be part of the excitement and the legacy of the 2010 FIFA World Cup."
"Waka Waka" was written by Shakira and John Hill and co-produced by Hill. The track features Afro-Colombian instrumentation, Soca beat and South African guitars.The song consists of rhythmical African sounds, and represents the vitality and energy of the host continent.
Chirag Sutar from Radio and Music gave the song a very positive review with 4 of 5 stars and said "Shakira's version is great with positive lyrics that can appeal to a universal audience, and at the same time also has the African ingredient intact. The song has brilliant African percussion lines, that can get you grooving instantly. Plus, it also scores for the way it builds up into a celebratory vibe with the chorus line."
According to Entertainment Weekly's Simon Vozick-Levinson, "the hooks here are nowhere near as indelible or inventive as those on last year's awesome She Wolf, but they'll do."
Robert Copsey from Digital Spy gave the song his recommendation with 3 stars out of 5 and said "[...] she sings over beats as fat and bouncy as a well-fed baby. Thankfully, 'Waka Waka' also has a ludicrously catchy chorus cribbed from an old Cameroonian tune and plenty of hip-swingable moments, ensuring it never quite dissolves into an all-out cheese-fest."
Indrajit Hazra from Hindustan Times said "Shakira reminded everyone why football and her frenetic rhythms have been a winning team. [...] Waka Waka is the perfect cheering-on song. As far as Shakira goes, her infectious Waka Waka totally works."
Martin Caballero from Boston Herald said that "With its catchy hook and breezy summer vibe, 'Waka Waka' sounds more like a song for a South African tourism advertisement, not the world’s biggest sports event."
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La tortura
The single is a duet between Shakira and Spanish balladeer Alejandro Sanz, both of whom also composed it along with Luis Fernando Ochoa. It was mixed by Gustavo Celis.
It tells the story of a woman who has been emotionally "tortured" because her boyfriend cheated and eventually left her for another, and has now returned begging forgiveness. He apologises extravagantly, but is ultimately thinking that some infidelity is natural for men and that for the woman not to forgive him would be tiresome and unreasonable. However, at the end of the song, Shakira's character humiliates him and says that she is not going to shed a single tear over him.
It tells the story of a woman who has been emotionally "tortured" because her boyfriend cheated and eventually left her for another, and has now returned begging forgiveness. He apologises extravagantly, but is ultimately thinking that some infidelity is natural for men and that for the woman not to forgive him would be tiresome and unreasonable. However, at the end of the song, Shakira's character humiliates him and says that she is not going to shed a single tear over him.
She Wolf
Shakira talked to Rolling Stone about the song: "She Wolf" came to me very mysteriously, I was in the studio in a bad mood that day, then I got inspired and went to a corner and I wrote the lyrics and the melody in 10 minutes. The image of the she wolf just came to my head, and when I least expected it I was howling and panting". Shakira talked further about the song to Access Hollywood: "I think 'She Wolf' has a lot to do with the moment in which I feel I am. I feel much freer now as a woman, a little more in touch with my own desires, and I tend to listen to myself a little more. ‘What does Shakira want?’. Not what everybody else wants, but what do I really want? And I think that the song deep inside is about that. [It’s] like a more animalistic side of you, a more primitive side ... an animal person in a way, So when you understand these things you forgive yourself every time you screw up, you say, It wasn’t me, that was the she wolf ... that was the animal in me, that wasn’t me, I have nothing to do with that".
The song was used in a promo campaign for the new season of ABC's Desperate Housewives. The campaign features Shakira's video cut together with scenes from the new season of the show. A chyron with the song and album title are also on the promo. A Second promo was also released featuring a 30 second snippet of She Wolf playing to the video of the Housewives in various moving pictures.
Shakira talked to Rolling Stone about the song: "She Wolf" came to me very mysteriously, I was in the studio in a bad mood that day, then I got inspired and went to a corner and I wrote the lyrics and the melody in 10 minutes. The image of the she wolf just came to my head, and when I least expected it I was howling and panting". Shakira talked further about the song to Access Hollywood: "I think 'She Wolf' has a lot to do with the moment in which I feel I am. I feel much freer now as a woman, a little more in touch with my own desires, and I tend to listen to myself a little more. ‘What does Shakira want?’. Not what everybody else wants, but what do I really want? And I think that the song deep inside is about that. [It’s] like a more animalistic side of you, a more primitive side ... an animal person in a way, So when you understand these things you forgive yourself every time you screw up, you say, It wasn’t me, that was the she wolf ... that was the animal in me, that wasn’t me, I have nothing to do with that".
The song was used in a promo campaign for the new season of ABC's Desperate Housewives. The campaign features Shakira's video cut together with scenes from the new season of the show. A chyron with the song and album title are also on the promo. A Second promo was also released featuring a 30 second snippet of She Wolf playing to the video of the Housewives in various moving pictures.
Hips don't lie
"Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa and cumbia performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. The song is a remake of Jean's 2004 song "Dance Like This" (which featured Claudette Ortiz and appeared on the soundtrack to Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights) and takes some of its instrumentation from Jerry Rivera's "Amores Como El Nuestro" (which was also used for Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz's hit single "Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)"), and lyrics from Dominican composer Luis Dias' "Carnaval (Baila en la Calle)".
Shakira wrote some parts of the new version, and co-produced the song. The song was released as the second single from Shakira's second English album Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in 2006. "Hips Don't Lie" became a global success, reaching the number one spot on the charts in at least 55 countries.
"Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa and cumbia performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. The song is a remake of Jean's 2004 song "Dance Like This" (which featured Claudette Ortiz and appeared on the soundtrack to Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights) and takes some of its instrumentation from Jerry Rivera's "Amores Como El Nuestro" (which was also used for Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz's hit single "Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)"), and lyrics from Dominican composer Luis Dias' "Carnaval (Baila en la Calle)".
Shakira wrote some parts of the new version, and co-produced the song. The song was released as the second single from Shakira's second English album Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in 2006. "Hips Don't Lie" became a global success, reaching the number one spot on the charts in at least 55 countries.
Loca
"Loca" is an interpretation of the artist El Cata's song "Loca Con Su Tiguere". Shakira changed some instrumental melodies, gave the song a different beat and changed the lyrics. The song is heavily Latin influenced as it consists of contemporary merengue music with pop lyrics and rap over it. About the collaboration Dizzee Rascal said that "I know it sounds a bit mad now, but you'll see it and see what's going on", he said. "It's me doing something different man, on a merengue tip." Dizzee also talks to Billboard.com and said about collaboration that "She's a bit of a trendsetter -- she does loads of different things on a major scale". He added "You'd expect her to use an American rapper [for the song], but she chose me. It meant a lot." He continue "I'd like to be in that Spanish market. I got into the whole reggaeton thing when it came out, so I always wanted to get around to something like that"
"Loca" is an interpretation of the artist El Cata's song "Loca Con Su Tiguere". Shakira changed some instrumental melodies, gave the song a different beat and changed the lyrics. The song is heavily Latin influenced as it consists of contemporary merengue music with pop lyrics and rap over it. About the collaboration Dizzee Rascal said that "I know it sounds a bit mad now, but you'll see it and see what's going on", he said. "It's me doing something different man, on a merengue tip." Dizzee also talks to Billboard.com and said about collaboration that "She's a bit of a trendsetter -- she does loads of different things on a major scale". He added "You'd expect her to use an American rapper [for the song], but she chose me. It meant a lot." He continue "I'd like to be in that Spanish market. I got into the whole reggaeton thing when it came out, so I always wanted to get around to something like that"
Objection (Tango)
"Objection" is the first song written by Shakira purely in English. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio", on the other hand, is sung in Spanish. Both songs share the same rhythm, which is quite similar to the Uruguayan-Argentine tango "La Cumparsita". This tango is sampled in the intro, only modulated.
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