686:
number 7, where it would stay for three weeks. On 8 August, it was at number 8 before traveling to number 9 the following week, a position it hold for one week. On 22 August, it descended to number 10, before exiting the top-10 for the first time on 29 August, where it was noted at number 15. "Malaika" was last seen on the chart on 5 September at a position of number 16. In total, "Malaika" spent 18 weeks on the chart, of which sixteen were in the top-10, ten were in the top-5 and five were at number 1. The single was also successful on
1020:(1981). It peaked at #13 in the German charts, their lowest placing so far after their commercial breakthrough. Boney M. would use the double A-side format in this period, typically with the A1 being the song intended for radio and A2 being more squarely aimed at discos. "Consuela Biaz" was first promoted as the A-side in Germany where the group performed it in pop show
630:(later renamed to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport), the group continued to film their projected movie during the morning hours. Their knowledge of "Malaika" was entirely coincidental, as during their stay at a hotel in the capital, the Hep Stars were eating dinner and were suddenly approached by a
1027:
The original German and
Spanish 4:30 single mix featured no percussion ad-libs and most notably, after the second verse it has a key-change to a drum, handclaps and a cappella chant before the song quickly fades. When producer Frank Farian remixed the song for the 12" single and a new 7" edit, he
634:, who worked in the hotel restaurant. Having heard the statement that the Hep Stars were "the Swedish Beatles", he brought a guitar and started playing the song for them, much to their liking. After finishing shooting the Kenyan parts of their movie, the group traveled back to Sweden, and entered
685:
on 9 May 1967 at a position of number 4. The following week it had climbed all the way to number 1, a position it would prove to hold for five consecutive week. On 20 June it had descended to number 2, staying there for three weeks. On 11 July, it hit number 5 for one week, before descending to
126:
has always insisted on his authorship of "Malaika", even providing a detailed description of the circumstances in which he wrote it, he is only recognized as the composer for royalty purposes. In any case, William was the first to record the song, together with his band The Jambo Boys, in 1960.
99:
between 1945 and 1946. According to this story, Adam Salim composed "Malaika" song in 1945 for his very beautiful girlfriend Halima
Ramadhani Maruwa. Their parents disapproved of their relationship, and Halima was forced by her parents to marry an Asian tajir (wealthy man).
1024:. After a promotional visit to Spain where the group found "Malaika" had become a Top 10 hit, the title was remixed and then promoted as the A-side. It was the second consecutive Boney M. single not to be released in the UK, and their first not to be released in Japan.
383:
199:
The lyrics of the song differ slightly from version to version, with verses commonly rearranged, omitted, or combined. The
Swahili dialect is likely Tanzanian, possibly Kenyan. Kidjo's and Makeba's versions change the song considerably.
1390:"Malaika" (Lambada Remix - Long Version) - 5:02 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Remix for the 90s) - 3:50 / "Happy Song" (French Kiss Remix) - 5:17 / "Malaika" (Lambada Remix - Radio Version) - 2:59 (Hansa 612 809–213, 1989)
1382:"Malaika" (Lambada Remix - Long Version) - 5:02 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Remix for the 90s) - 3:50 / "Happy Song" (French Kiss Remix) - 5:17 / "Malaika" (Lambada Remix - Radio Version) - 2:59 (Hansa 612 809–213, 1989)
203:
The early
Fadhili William recording (1959) has only two verses. However, Miriam Makeba's recording has a third verse (the Pesa... verse) and a later record by Fadhili also has the Pesa verse.
1028:
added more percussion and synth and deleted this key-change part, replacing it with an outro with himself singing "Wimoweh, wimoweh" (deliberately borrowed from another
African tune "
654:
with the catalogue number SO 38. The B-side was the
Andersson composition "It's Nice to Be Back", which was intended as the closing song for the Hep Stars movie, upon their return to
596:, who composed most of their singles, enjoying the royalties. It was also around this time that the Hep Stars had decided that they wanted to star in a movie, in similar fashion to
1343:
1205:
1682:
144:'s early recording helped make it famous throughout the continent and eventually the world. Her performances of the song brought it to the attention of such famous names as
191:
and is a staple for many
African musicians. In 2023 South African music group The Soil recorded their own version inspired by the Miriam Makeba rendition from the 1980s.
2395:
1828:
1315:
1918:
592:", which was the fourth composition written by a member of the group. They had by now accounted to 10% of all record sales in the country, with specifically
1896:
83:
The lyrics of the song differ slightly from version to version; the title itself is subject to variation, such as "Ewe
Malaika" (Oh, Angel) or "My Angel".
2048:
1954:
2000:
2415:
2112:
1580:
1553:
1543:
650:
Liking the song, the single was released the same month, becoming their first single released in 1967. It was issued by their record label
627:
2136:
1686:
2297:
2192:
951:
1752:
Eric
Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3: Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962 - 19. 8. 1975
1570:
206:
The song is sung by a poor young man who wishes to marry his beloved "Angel" or "Little bird" but is defeated by the bride price.
2064:
2032:
2120:
2400:
2385:
2184:
1812:
1759:
2144:
2405:
2152:
2080:
2375:
2225:
2244:
1993:
785:
1967:
1417:
1657:
2390:
2217:
2040:
1351:
recorded new vocals for it, being the only member present on this recording since the other three original members
1347:. Although sampling bits of the original 1981 recording, it was more a re-recording than a remix since lead singer
998:
980:
567:
2355:
2304:
600:
1943:
1374:"Malaika" (Lambada Remix) - 2:59 / "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (Remix for the 90s) - 3:35 (Hansa 112 809–100, 1989)
623:, with drummer Christer Petterson admitting that a coherent screenplay first was attempted aboard the airplane.
2380:
1117:
31:
2128:
1080:"Malaika" (Single remix) - 5:02 / "Consuela Biaz" (Unedited single remix) - 5:20 (Pepita SPSK 70518, Hungary)
91:
Authorship of this popular song is still very controversial. However, most people accredit its authorship to
2365:
2255:
1074:"Malaika" (Original single mix) - 4:30 / "Consuela Biaz" (Early version) - 5:05 (Hansa 103 350–100, Germany)
1029:
95:, a not-well-published Tanzanian songwriter. Salim (born in 1916) composed this song while he was living in
2176:
1986:
933:
104:, a Kenyan singer, is also associated with the song because he is the first person to record it. Producer
2410:
2370:
2360:
2024:
1443:
1147:
1132:
1056:
1874:
1090:"Malaika" (Long Version) - 5:42 / "Consuela Biaz" (Single remix) - 4:57 (Hansa 600 400–213, Germany)
1077:"Malaika" (Single remix) - 5:02 / "Consuela Biaz" (Single remix) - 4:57 (Hansa 103 350–100, Germany)
188:
2283:
2072:
1293:
693:
588:
had achieved ten top-10 hits in Sweden, while simultaneously enjoying their fifth number-1 single "
112:, William's brother-in-law (see Ondevo 2006), a claim which is also associated with the fact that
2333:
1972:
663:
589:
524:
109:
1516:
161:
1975:- A translation with the same rhythm as the original lyrics; the English words fit to the tune.
2096:
1851:
1808:
1755:
1576:
1549:
832:
402:
176:
1363:
who had teamed up with singer
Madeleine Davis had been fired by their producer Frank Farian.
2168:
2088:
1721:
659:
429:
77:
41:
1846:
80:, and this word has always been used by the Swahili speakers to refer to a beautiful girl.
1805:
Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök: 1961 - 74
1360:
1267:
1162:
907:
717:
675:
639:
593:
504:
498:
489:
145:
131:
123:
116:
was the first person to record the song. Charo is not known to have confirmed this claim.
113:
101:
53:
753:
682:
611:. A person outside of the group decided that the majority of the film were to be shot in
2251:
1352:
1191:
1052:
1048:
810:
705:
390:
135:
105:
2349:
2327:
2056:
2009:
1356:
1242:
1016:
884:
839:
823:
511:
394:
184:
168:
141:
119:
Another East African claiming to have written the song is Lucas Tututu from Mombasa.
692:, where it reached number 6, spending two weeks on the chart. It was the only fully
678:
as the writer of it, making it one of the earliest recordings of the song to do so.
138:, who marketed the ballad to eventually becoming an internationally acclaimed song.
2321:
2290:
2276:
1348:
1273:
1237:
1042:
913:
879:
651:
606:
475:
470:
210:
180:
72:, as well as being one of the most widely known of all Swahili songs in the world.
1631:
1490:
1221:
1158:
1143:
863:
597:
442:
149:
69:
1468:
1259:
1253:
1230:
1021:
992:
974:
899:
893:
872:
769:
688:
635:
620:
561:
483:
434:
382:
157:
92:
1955:"How Political Interference and Corruption Stifles Music Production in Kenya"
2269:
1226:
868:
655:
585:
447:
57:
1775:
1605:
1421:
17:
1334:
1280:
1195:
1011:
920:
814:
61:
45:
2104:
1304:
1183:
1128:
1113:
781:
671:
612:
172:
153:
96:
167:
The song has been covered by many other international artists such as
2160:
764:
749:
1948:
1338:
616:
65:
49:
1978:
667:
631:
1982:
662:
translation titled "Min Egen Stad" ("My Own Town") recorded by
48:
artist, Adam Salim in 1945 and recorded for the first time by
1897:"Peak chart positions of Boney M. singles in the Netherlands"
1919:"Peak chart positions of Boney M. singles in Switzerland"
727:
It is unclear who plays the flute solo on the recording.
56:. This song is possibly the most famous of all Swahili
1829:"Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikilistoilla 1960-2018"
1462:
1460:
108:
provides yet another version, crediting the song to
2314:
2236:
2203:
2016:
1279:
1265:
1251:
1236:
1220:
1212:
1201:
1190:
1181:
986:
968:
919:
905:
891:
878:
862:
854:
846:
830:
820:
809:
804:
555:
510:
496:
481:
469:
453:
441:
428:
420:
412:
400:
389:
375:
1344:Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II
1206:Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II
356:I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
342:I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
306:I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
292:I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
256:I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
242:I am defeated by the bride price that I don't have
1014:is the first single taken from their fifth album
619:. The group started traveling to Kenya without a
328:the money (which I do not have) depresses my soul
321:The money (which I do not have) depresses my soul
1658:"The Hep Stars - Malaika / It's Nice To Be Back"
1412:
1410:
1408:
1406:
1404:
658:. "It's Nice to Be Back" would later receive a
1875:"Boney M. in der Ă–sterreicherischen Hitparade"
696:-song to reach number one on a Swedish chart.
1994:
1316:Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker
714:Lennart Hegland – bass guitar, harmony vocals
8:
2286:" / "Iphi Ndilela (Show Me the Way)" (1969)
1968:The Kamusi Project: Swahili Songs - Malaika
670:. The original pressing, which was made in
2001:
1987:
1979:
1178:
1098:
801:
734:
723:Christer Petterson – drums, harmony vocals
666:, who alongside Andersson was a member of
381:
372:
335:and I, what should I do, your young friend
285:and I, what should I do, your young friend
235:and I, what should I do, your young friend
134:by the British-born Kenyan music promoter
1803:Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (1998).
209:The original text and the translation by
2396:Song recordings produced by Frank Farian
1855:(in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts
1400:
1200:
1189:
819:
808:
388:
278:Little bird, I think of you little bird
271:Little bird, I think of you little bird
1847:"Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Boney M"
1798:
1796:
1745:
1743:
1716:
1714:
1712:
1710:
1708:
1706:
1704:
1420:. Yale Kamusi Project. Archived from
7:
1683:"English translation of liner notes"
1600:
1598:
1596:
1594:
1592:
711:Janne Frisk – guitar, harmony vocals
674:intended for Swedish import credits
1467:Douglas Paterson (June–July 2001).
1337:, the only single taken from their
1055:(Cathy Bartney, Patricia Shockley,
638:in April to record "Malaika" with
25:
2211:Harry Belafonte and Miriam Makeba
1444:"song "Malaika" with translation"
952:We Kill the World / Boonoonoonoos
76:in this context means "angel" in
2065:An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
2033:The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba
1469:"Fadhili William: A Remembrance"
1333:is a 1989 single by German band
1685:. 27 March 2019. Archived from
1572:Abba - Uncensored on the Record
1545:Abba - Uncensored on the Record
27:1945 Swahili song by Adam Salim
1047:Backing Vocals: Liz Mitchell,
331:Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
281:Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
231:Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
1:
2081:The Magnificent Miriam Makeba
1491:"The Hep Stars - Consolation"
2416:Number-one singles in Sweden
1776:"The Hep Stars - Tio i Topp"
1612:. Svensk mediedatabas (SMDB)
1122:
790:
758:
130:It was later re-recorded at
2245:The House of the Rising Sun
2145:Comme une symphonie d'amour
1957:, Art Matters, 23 May 2006.
1010:The version by German band
943:"Malaika" / "Consuela Biaz"
786:The Official Finnish Charts
302:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
288:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
252:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
238:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
213:originally into German is:
2432:
2218:The Queen of African Music
2041:The World of Miriam Makeba
1517:"CONSOLATION av HEP STARS"
352:Nashindwa na mali sina, we
338:Nashindwa na mali sina, we
224:Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
217:Malaika, nakupenda Malaika
29:
2129:Miriam Makeba & Bongi
1632:"The Hep Stars - Malaika"
1331:"Malaika (Lambada Remix)"
1287:
1004:
991:
973:
964:
927:
681:The single first entered
573:
560:
551:
518:
380:
38:Malaika Nakupenda Malaika
363:I would marry you, angel
349:I would marry you, angel
324:Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
317:Pesa zasumbua roho yangu
313:I would marry you, angel
299:I would marry you, angel
263:I would marry you, angel
249:I would marry you, angel
32:Malaika (disambiguation)
2256:The Lion Sleeps Tonight
1030:The Lion Sleeps Tonight
720:– piano, harmony vocals
274:Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
267:Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
228:Angel, I love you angel
221:Angel, I love you angel
2305:Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
2265:" / "Malcolm X" (1965)
1807:. Premium Publishing.
1750:Hallberg, Eric (193).
1722:"MALAIKA av HEP STARS"
934:Felicidad (Margherita)
615:, the capital city of
408:"It's Nice to Be Back"
2401:Hansa Records singles
2386:Harry Belafonte songs
1569:Tobler, John (2012).
1542:Tobler, John (2012).
132:Equator Sound Studios
87:Authorship and covers
2406:Year of song unknown
584:By the end of 1966,
541:"She Will Love You"
30:For other uses, see
2376:Miriam Makeba songs
2284:I Shall Be Released
2073:The Magic of Makeba
2049:The Voice of Africa
1471:. The Beat Magazine
1424:on 11 February 2012
1294:The Summer Mega Mix
2334:Stokely Carmichael
1949:Fantastic Boney M.
1780:www.thehepstars.se
1636:www.thehepstars.se
1575:. Coda Books Ltd.
1548:. Coda Books Ltd.
1495:www.thehepstars.se
1283:singles chronology
923:singles chronology
664:Anni-Frid Lyngstad
636:Europafilm Studios
626:After arriving at
514:singles chronology
435:Europafilm Studios
309:Ningekuoa, Malaika
195:Lyrics and meaning
2391:Pete Seeger songs
2343:
2342:
1852:GfK Entertainment
1582:978-1-908538-23-9
1555:978-1-908538-23-9
1328:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1247:
1172:
1171:
1133:Ă–3 Austria Top 40
1008:
1007:
960:
959:
795:
794:
602:A Hard Days Night
577:
576:
547:
546:
369:Hep Stars version
359:Ningekuoa Malaika
345:Ningekuoa Malaika
295:Ningekuoa Malaika
259:Ningekuoa Malaika
245:Ningekuoa Malaika
177:The Brothers Four
16:(Redirected from
2423:
2356:Songs in Swahili
2169:Eyes on Tomorrow
2089:All About Miriam
2003:
1996:
1989:
1980:
1931:
1930:
1928:
1926:
1915:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1904:
1893:
1887:
1886:
1884:
1882:
1871:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1860:
1843:
1837:
1836:
1833:suomenlistalevyt
1825:
1819:
1818:
1800:
1791:
1790:
1788:
1786:
1772:
1766:
1765:
1747:
1738:
1737:
1735:
1733:
1718:
1699:
1698:
1696:
1694:
1689:on 27 March 2019
1679:
1673:
1672:
1670:
1668:
1654:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1643:
1628:
1622:
1621:
1619:
1617:
1602:
1587:
1586:
1566:
1560:
1559:
1539:
1533:
1532:
1530:
1528:
1513:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1502:
1487:
1481:
1480:
1478:
1476:
1464:
1455:
1454:
1452:
1450:
1440:
1434:
1433:
1431:
1429:
1414:
1289:
1288:
1270:
1256:
1245:
1179:
1099:
1051:, Frank Farian,
995:
977:
929:
928:
910:
896:
835:
802:
798:Boney M. version
735:
694:African language
628:Embakasi Airport
564:
520:
519:
501:
486:
465:
464:
460:
405:
385:
373:
44:song written by
21:
2431:
2430:
2426:
2425:
2424:
2422:
2421:
2420:
2381:Hep Stars songs
2346:
2345:
2344:
2339:
2310:
2232:
2199:
2113:Keep Me in Mind
2012:
2007:
1964:
1940:
1935:
1934:
1924:
1922:
1917:
1916:
1912:
1902:
1900:
1895:
1894:
1890:
1880:
1878:
1873:
1872:
1868:
1858:
1856:
1845:
1844:
1840:
1827:
1826:
1822:
1815:
1802:
1801:
1794:
1784:
1782:
1774:
1773:
1769:
1762:
1754:. Drift Musik.
1749:
1748:
1741:
1731:
1729:
1720:
1719:
1702:
1692:
1690:
1681:
1680:
1676:
1666:
1664:
1656:
1655:
1651:
1641:
1639:
1630:
1629:
1625:
1615:
1613:
1604:
1603:
1590:
1583:
1568:
1567:
1563:
1556:
1541:
1540:
1536:
1526:
1524:
1515:
1514:
1510:
1500:
1498:
1489:
1488:
1484:
1474:
1472:
1466:
1465:
1458:
1448:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1437:
1427:
1425:
1416:
1415:
1402:
1397:
1369:
1361:Maizie Williams
1319:
1310:
1297:
1266:
1252:
1204:
1202:from the album
1177:
1163:Swiss Hitparade
1097:
1066:
1057:Madeleine Davis
1038:
994:"Consuela Biaz"
993:
975:
955:
946:
937:
906:
892:
831:
821:from the album
800:
733:
718:Benny Andersson
702:
676:Fadhili William
648:
640:Gert Palmcrantz
594:Benny Andersson
582:
562:
542:
537:
528:
505:Gert Palmcrantz
497:
490:Fadhili William
482:
462:
458:
457:
401:
371:
366:
360:
358:
353:
351:
346:
344:
339:
337:
332:
330:
325:
323:
318:
316:
315:
310:
308:
303:
301:
296:
294:
289:
287:
282:
280:
275:
273:
268:
266:
265:
260:
258:
253:
251:
246:
244:
239:
237:
232:
230:
225:
223:
218:
197:
162:Angélique Kidjo
146:Harry Belafonte
124:Fadhili William
114:Fadhili William
102:Fadhili William
89:
68:and the entire
54:Fadhili William
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2429:
2427:
2419:
2418:
2413:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2366:Boney M. songs
2363:
2358:
2348:
2347:
2341:
2340:
2338:
2337:
2331:
2325:
2318:
2316:
2312:
2311:
2309:
2308:
2301:
2294:
2287:
2280:
2273:
2266:
2259:
2252:The Click Song
2248:
2240:
2238:
2234:
2233:
2231:
2230:
2222:
2214:
2207:
2205:
2201:
2200:
2198:
2197:
2189:
2181:
2177:Sing Me a Song
2173:
2165:
2157:
2149:
2141:
2133:
2125:
2117:
2109:
2101:
2093:
2085:
2077:
2069:
2061:
2053:
2045:
2037:
2029:
2020:
2018:
2014:
2013:
2008:
2006:
2005:
1998:
1991:
1983:
1977:
1976:
1970:
1963:
1962:External links
1960:
1959:
1958:
1953:Ogova Ondevo,
1951:
1946:
1939:
1936:
1933:
1932:
1910:
1888:
1866:
1838:
1820:
1813:
1792:
1767:
1760:
1739:
1726:NostalgiListan
1700:
1674:
1649:
1623:
1588:
1581:
1561:
1554:
1534:
1521:NostalgiListan
1508:
1482:
1456:
1435:
1399:
1398:
1396:
1393:
1392:
1391:
1384:
1383:
1376:
1375:
1353:Marcia Barrett
1326:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1312:
1299:
1285:
1284:
1277:
1276:
1271:
1263:
1262:
1257:
1249:
1248:
1240:
1234:
1233:
1224:
1218:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1209:
1199:
1198:
1188:
1187:
1176:
1173:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1155:
1154:
1151:
1148:Single Top 100
1140:
1139:
1136:
1125:
1124:
1121:
1110:
1109:
1103:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1091:
1082:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1049:Marcia Barrett
1045:
1037:
1034:
1006:
1005:
1002:
1001:
989:
988:
984:
983:
971:
970:
966:
965:
962:
961:
958:
957:
948:
939:
925:
924:
917:
916:
911:
903:
902:
897:
889:
888:
882:
876:
875:
866:
860:
859:
856:
852:
851:
848:
844:
843:
836:
828:
827:
818:
817:
807:
806:
799:
796:
793:
792:
789:
778:
777:
774:
761:
760:
757:
746:
745:
739:
732:
729:
725:
724:
721:
715:
712:
709:
706:Svenne Hedlund
701:
698:
647:
644:
581:
578:
575:
574:
571:
570:
558:
557:
553:
552:
549:
548:
545:
544:
539:
530:
516:
515:
508:
507:
502:
494:
493:
487:
479:
478:
473:
467:
466:
455:
451:
450:
445:
439:
438:
432:
426:
425:
422:
418:
417:
414:
410:
409:
406:
398:
397:
387:
386:
378:
377:
370:
367:
215:
196:
193:
189:Saragossa Band
136:Charles Worrod
106:Charles Worrod
88:
85:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2428:
2417:
2414:
2412:
2409:
2407:
2404:
2402:
2399:
2397:
2394:
2392:
2389:
2387:
2384:
2382:
2379:
2377:
2374:
2372:
2369:
2367:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2357:
2354:
2353:
2351:
2336:(4th husband)
2335:
2332:
2330:(3rd husband)
2329:
2328:Hugh Masekela
2326:
2323:
2320:
2319:
2317:
2313:
2306:
2302:
2299:
2298:Brand New Day
2295:
2292:
2288:
2285:
2281:
2278:
2274:
2271:
2267:
2264:
2260:
2257:
2253:
2249:
2246:
2242:
2241:
2239:
2235:
2228:
2227:
2223:
2220:
2219:
2215:
2212:
2209:
2208:
2206:
2202:
2195:
2194:
2190:
2187:
2186:
2182:
2179:
2178:
2174:
2171:
2170:
2166:
2163:
2162:
2158:
2155:
2154:
2150:
2147:
2146:
2142:
2139:
2138:
2134:
2131:
2130:
2126:
2123:
2122:
2118:
2115:
2114:
2110:
2107:
2106:
2102:
2099:
2098:
2094:
2091:
2090:
2086:
2083:
2082:
2078:
2075:
2074:
2070:
2067:
2066:
2062:
2059:
2058:
2057:Makeba Sings!
2054:
2051:
2050:
2046:
2043:
2042:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2030:
2027:
2026:
2025:Miriam Makeba
2022:
2021:
2019:
2017:Studio albums
2015:
2011:
2010:Miriam Makeba
2004:
1999:
1997:
1992:
1990:
1985:
1984:
1981:
1974:
1971:
1969:
1966:
1965:
1961:
1956:
1952:
1950:
1947:
1945:
1942:
1941:
1937:
1921:. Hung Medien
1920:
1914:
1911:
1899:. Hung Medien
1898:
1892:
1889:
1877:. Hung Medien
1876:
1870:
1867:
1854:
1853:
1848:
1842:
1839:
1834:
1830:
1824:
1821:
1816:
1810:
1806:
1799:
1797:
1793:
1781:
1777:
1771:
1768:
1763:
1757:
1753:
1746:
1744:
1740:
1727:
1723:
1717:
1715:
1713:
1711:
1709:
1707:
1705:
1701:
1688:
1684:
1678:
1675:
1663:
1659:
1653:
1650:
1637:
1633:
1627:
1624:
1611:
1607:
1601:
1599:
1597:
1595:
1593:
1589:
1584:
1578:
1574:
1573:
1565:
1562:
1557:
1551:
1547:
1546:
1538:
1535:
1522:
1518:
1512:
1509:
1496:
1492:
1486:
1483:
1470:
1463:
1461:
1457:
1445:
1439:
1436:
1423:
1419:
1413:
1411:
1409:
1407:
1405:
1401:
1394:
1389:
1388:
1387:
1381:
1380:
1379:
1373:
1372:
1371:
1368:
1364:
1362:
1358:
1357:Bobby Farrell
1354:
1350:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1336:
1332:
1317:
1313:
1308:
1306:
1300:
1295:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1282:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1269:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1254:Songwriter(s)
1250:
1244:
1243:Hansa Records
1241:
1239:
1235:
1232:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1219:
1215:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1197:
1193:
1185:
1180:
1174:
1167:
1164:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1152:
1149:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1126:
1119:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1108:
1104:
1102:Chart (1981)
1101:
1100:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1087:
1086:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1072:
1071:
1070:
1063:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1033:
1031:
1025:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1017:Boonoonoonoos
1013:
1003:
1000:
996:
990:
985:
982:
978:
972:
967:
963:
953:
949:
944:
940:
935:
931:
930:
926:
922:
918:
915:
912:
909:
904:
901:
898:
895:
894:Songwriter(s)
890:
886:
885:Hansa Records
883:
881:
877:
874:
870:
867:
865:
861:
857:
853:
849:
845:
841:
840:Consuela Biaz
837:
834:
829:
826:
825:
824:Boonoonoonoos
816:
812:
803:
797:
787:
783:
780:
779:
775:
772:
771:
766:
763:
762:
755:
751:
748:
747:
744:
740:
738:Chart (1967)
737:
736:
730:
728:
722:
719:
716:
713:
710:
708:– lead vocals
707:
704:
703:
699:
697:
695:
691:
690:
684:
679:
677:
673:
669:
665:
661:
657:
653:
645:
643:
641:
637:
633:
629:
624:
622:
618:
614:
610:
609:
604:
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
586:the Hep Stars
579:
572:
569:
565:
559:
554:
550:
540:
535:
531:
526:
522:
521:
517:
513:
512:The Hep Stars
509:
506:
503:
500:
495:
491:
488:
485:
484:Songwriter(s)
480:
477:
474:
472:
468:
456:
452:
449:
446:
444:
440:
436:
433:
431:
427:
423:
419:
415:
411:
407:
404:
399:
396:
395:the Hep Stars
392:
384:
379:
374:
368:
365:
364:
357:
350:
343:
336:
329:
322:
314:
307:
300:
293:
286:
279:
272:
264:
257:
250:
243:
236:
229:
222:
214:
212:
207:
204:
201:
194:
192:
190:
186:
185:Rocco Granata
182:
178:
174:
170:
169:The Hep Stars
165:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
142:Miriam Makeba
139:
137:
133:
128:
125:
120:
117:
115:
111:
107:
103:
98:
94:
86:
84:
81:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
39:
33:
19:
2411:1967 singles
2371:1981 singles
2361:Kenyan songs
2322:Bongi Makeba
2291:Soweto Blues
2277:Mas que Nada
2262:
2224:
2216:
2210:
2204:Compilations
2191:
2183:
2175:
2167:
2159:
2151:
2143:
2137:Country Girl
2135:
2127:
2119:
2111:
2103:
2095:
2087:
2079:
2071:
2063:
2055:
2047:
2039:
2031:
2023:
1923:. Retrieved
1913:
1901:. Retrieved
1891:
1879:. Retrieved
1869:
1857:. Retrieved
1850:
1841:
1832:
1823:
1804:
1783:. Retrieved
1779:
1770:
1751:
1730:. Retrieved
1728:(in Swedish)
1725:
1691:. Retrieved
1687:the original
1677:
1665:. Retrieved
1661:
1652:
1640:. Retrieved
1638:(in Swedish)
1635:
1626:
1614:. Retrieved
1609:
1606:"MusikbyrĂĄn"
1571:
1564:
1544:
1537:
1525:. Retrieved
1523:(in Swedish)
1520:
1511:
1499:. Retrieved
1497:(in Swedish)
1494:
1485:
1473:. Retrieved
1447:. Retrieved
1438:
1426:. Retrieved
1422:the original
1385:
1377:
1366:
1365:
1349:Liz Mitchell
1342:
1330:
1329:
1302:
1274:Frank Farian
1216:October 1989
1203:
1106:
1084:
1083:
1068:
1067:
1043:Liz Mitchell
1041:Lead Vocal:
1026:
1015:
1009:
942:
914:Frank Farian
822:
768:
754:Kvällstoppen
742:
726:
687:
683:Kvällstoppen
680:
652:Olga Records
649:
625:
607:
601:
583:
533:
362:
355:
348:
341:
334:
327:
320:
312:
305:
298:
291:
284:
277:
270:
262:
255:
248:
241:
234:
227:
220:
216:
211:Rupert Moser
208:
205:
202:
198:
181:Helmut Lotti
166:
140:
129:
121:
118:
90:
82:
73:
37:
36:
2193:Reflections
1859:28 November
1268:Producer(s)
1159:Switzerland
1144:Netherlands
987:Audio video
969:Audio video
908:Producer(s)
642:producing.
598:the Beatles
590:Consolation
525:Consolation
499:Producer(s)
437:, Stockholm
150:Pete Seeger
110:Grant Charo
70:East Africa
2350:Categories
2324:(daughter)
1814:919727125X
1761:9163021404
1610:smdb.kb.se
1260:Adam Salim
1231:Euro disco
1182:"Malaika (
1175:1989 Remix
1085:12" Single
1022:Musikladen
900:Adam Salim
873:Euro disco
770:Tio i Topp
689:Tio i Topp
621:screenplay
580:Background
492:(credited)
424:April 1967
416:April 1967
158:Usha Uthup
93:Adam Salim
58:love songs
52:musician,
18:Adam Salim
2270:Pata Pata
2121:A Promise
2097:Pata Pata
1973:"Malaika"
1785:15 August
1732:15 August
1693:15 August
1667:15 August
1642:15 August
1616:15 August
1527:15 August
1501:15 August
1418:"Malaika"
1395:Footnotes
1303:Malaika (
1107:position
1069:7" Single
1036:Personnel
976:"Malaika"
850:June 1981
805:"Malaika"
743:position
700:Personnel
656:Stockholm
563:"Malaika"
448:Soft rock
376:"Malaika"
122:Although
46:Tanzanian
2293:" (1988)
2279:" (1967)
2272:" (1967)
2258:" (1963)
2247:" (1960)
2185:Homeland
1335:Boney M.
1281:Boney M.
1213:Released
1196:Boney M.
1064:Releases
1012:Boney M.
921:Boney M.
855:Recorded
847:Released
815:Boney M.
421:Recorded
413:Released
62:Tanzania
2263:Malaika
2237:Singles
2153:Sangoma
2105:Makeba!
1944:Boney M
1938:Sources
1835:. 2018.
1662:Discogs
1475:7 March
1449:7 March
1428:7 March
1367:Germany
1320:(1989)
1311:(1989)
1305:Lambada
1298:(1989)
1186:Remix)"
1184:Lambada
1129:Austria
1114:Germany
1053:La Mama
999:YouTube
981:YouTube
956:(1981)
947:(1981)
938:(1980)
782:Finland
672:Germany
660:Swedish
646:Release
613:Nairobi
568:YouTube
543:(1967)
538:(1967)
534:Malaika
529:(1966)
173:Boney M
154:Boney M
97:Nairobi
78:Swahili
74:Malaika
42:Swahili
2315:People
2229:(1991)
2226:Africa
2221:(1987)
2213:(1975)
2196:(2004)
2188:(2000)
2180:(1994)
2172:(1991)
2164:(1989)
2161:Welela
2156:(1988)
2148:(1979)
2140:(1978)
2132:(1975)
2124:(1974)
2116:(1970)
2108:(1968)
2100:(1967)
2092:(1966)
2084:(1966)
2076:(1965)
2068:(1965)
2060:(1965)
2052:(1964)
2044:(1963)
2036:(1962)
2028:(1960)
1925:6 July
1903:6 July
1881:25 May
1811:
1758:
1579:
1552:
1341:album
1307:Remix)
1192:Single
1095:Charts
833:B-side
811:Single
765:Sweden
750:Sweden
731:Charts
454:Length
430:Studio
403:B-side
391:Single
361:
354:
347:
340:
333:
326:
319:
311:
304:
297:
290:
283:
276:
269:
261:
254:
247:
240:
233:
226:
219:
50:Kenyan
2254:" / "
1339:remix
1246:(FRG)
1238:Label
1222:Genre
1105:Peak
887:(FRG)
880:Label
864:Genre
741:Peak
617:Kenya
608:Help!
556:Audio
471:Label
443:Genre
66:Kenya
40:is a
1927:2010
1905:2010
1883:2013
1861:2018
1809:ISBN
1787:2020
1756:ISBN
1734:2020
1695:2020
1669:2020
1644:2020
1618:2020
1577:ISBN
1550:ISBN
1529:2020
1503:2020
1477:2015
1451:2015
1430:2015
1378:12"
1032:").
858:1981
668:ABBA
632:chef
605:and
476:Olga
160:and
1386:CD
1370:7"
1227:Pop
1194:by
1153:14
1123:13
1118:GfK
997:on
979:on
869:Pop
813:by
791:24
566:on
393:by
60:in
2352::
1849:.
1831:.
1795:^
1778:.
1742:^
1724:.
1703:^
1660:.
1634:.
1608:.
1591:^
1519:.
1493:.
1459:^
1403:^
1359:,
1355:,
1318:"
1309:"
1296:"
1229:,
1168:4
1165:)
1150:)
1138:6
1135:)
1120:)
1059:).
954:"
945:"
936:"
871:,
788:)
776:6
773:)
759:1
756:)
536:"
527:"
463:48
187:,
183:,
179:,
175:,
171:,
164:.
156:,
152:,
148:,
64:,
2307:"
2303:"
2300:"
2296:"
2289:"
2282:"
2275:"
2268:"
2261:"
2250:"
2243:"
2002:e
1995:t
1988:v
1929:.
1907:.
1885:.
1863:.
1817:.
1789:.
1764:.
1736:.
1697:.
1671:.
1646:.
1620:.
1585:.
1558:.
1531:.
1505:.
1479:.
1453:.
1432:.
1314:"
1301:"
1292:"
1161:(
1146:(
1131:(
1116:(
950:"
941:"
932:"
842:"
838:"
784:(
767:(
752:(
532:"
523:"
461::
459:2
34:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.