Freshlyground

Freshlyground (2011)

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (with Shakira )   DE 1  × 5 Quintuple gold 05/28/2010 (75 weeks)   AT 1  × 2 Double platinum 05/28/2010 (63 weeks)   CH 1  × 3 Triple platinum 05/23/2010 (86 weeks)   UK 21st  platinum 06/19/2010 (33 weeks)   US 38  platinum 06/26/2010 (18 weeks)

Freshlyground (Eng. Freshly ground ) is a South African band that was founded in Cape Town in 2002 . The band members come from South Africa , Mozambique and Zimbabwe . Her music includes elements of African music such as kwela as well as blues , jazz and independent . The lead singer is Zolani Mahola .

In 2010 the group and Shakira contributed the official song for the 2010 World Cup, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) . This is a version of the song Zangalewa by the Cameroonian band Golden Sounds , which was released in 1986.

Band members

• Zolani Mahola - lead vocals
• Simon Attwell - flute , mbira , harmonica
• Peter Cohen - drums
• Kyla Rose Smith - violin , vocals
• Julio "Gugs" Sigauque - guitar
• Josh Hawks - bass , vocals
• Aron Turest-Swartz - keyboard , drums, vocals

Discography

• 2003: Jika Jika
• 2004: Nomvula
• 2007: Ma 'Cheri
• 2010: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) ( Shakira featuring Freshlyground)
• 2010: Radio Africa
• 2011: Hits (compilation of eleven tracks from Jika Jika , Nomvula , Ma 'Cheri , Radio Africa )
• 2012: Take Me to the Dance
• 2013: African Cream
• 2018: Can't Stop

Web links

• Literature from and about Freshlyground in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website of the band Freshlyground
• Freshlyground at music.org.za
• Portrait of Freshlyground on culturebase.net

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1. ↑ Chart sources: Germany Switzerland
2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: DE AT CH UK US
3. ^ Entry in the "Poplexikon" from swr3 , accessed on December 28, 2015
4. ↑ Undermining African intellectual and artistic rights. dibussi.com (English), accessed on December 28, 2015