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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
1009:(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
619:(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
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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
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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
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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.
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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).
1013:. 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.
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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.
1379:"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)
1371:"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)
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The early
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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 "
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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
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African musicians. In 2023 South African music group The Soil recorded their own version inspired by the Miriam Makeba rendition from the 1980s.
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Malaika" (Oh, Angel) or "My Angel".
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65:in this context means "angel" in
2054:An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba
2022:The Many Voices of Miriam Makeba
1458:"Fadhili William: A Remembrance"
1322:is a 1989 single by German band
1674:. 27 March 2019. Archived from
1561:Abba - Uncensored on the Record
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16:1945 Swahili song by Adam Salim
1036:Backing Vocals: Liz Mitchell,
320:Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
270:Nami nifanyeje, kijana mwenzio
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291:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
277:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
241:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
227:Nashindwa na mali sina, we,
202:originally into German is:
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2207:The Queen of African Music
2030:The World of Miriam Makeba
1506:"CONSOLATION av HEP STARS"
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302:I would marry you, angel
288:I would marry you, angel
252:I would marry you, angel
238:I would marry you, angel
21:Malaika (disambiguation)
2245:The Lion Sleeps Tonight
1019:The Lion Sleeps Tonight
709:– piano, harmony vocals
263:Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
256:Kidege, hukuwaza kidege
217:Angel, I love you angel
210:Angel, I love you angel
2294:Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
2254:" / "Malcolm X" (1965)
1796:. Premium Publishing.
1739:Hallberg, Eric (193).
1711:"MALAIKA av HEP STARS"
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397:"It's Nice to Be Back"
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2375:Harry Belafonte songs
1558:Tobler, John (2012).
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121:Equator Sound Studios
76:Authorship and covers
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530:"She Will Love You"
19:For other uses, see
2365:Miriam Makeba songs
2273:I Shall Be Released
2062:The Magic of Makeba
2038:The Voice of Africa
1460:. The Beat Magazine
1413:on 11 February 2012
1283:The Summer Mega Mix
2323:Stokely Carmichael
1938:Fantastic Boney M.
1769:www.thehepstars.se
1625:www.thehepstars.se
1564:. Coda Books Ltd.
1537:. Coda Books Ltd.
1484:www.thehepstars.se
1272:singles chronology
912:singles chronology
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625:Europafilm Studios
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184:Lyrics and meaning
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1257:Producer(s)
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897:Producer(s)
631:producing.
587:the Beatles
579:Consolation
514:Consolation
488:Producer(s)
426:, Stockholm
139:Pete Seeger
99:Grant Charo
59:East Africa
2339:Categories
2313:(daughter)
1803:919727125X
1750:9163021404
1599:smdb.kb.se
1249:Adam Salim
1220:Euro disco
1171:"Malaika (
1164:1989 Remix
1074:12" Single
1011:Musikladen
889:Adam Salim
862:Euro disco
759:Tio i Topp
678:Tio i Topp
610:screenplay
569:Background
481:(credited)
413:April 1967
405:April 1967
147:Usha Uthup
82:Adam Salim
47:love songs
41:musician,
2259:Pata Pata
2110:A Promise
2086:Pata Pata
1962:"Malaika"
1774:15 August
1721:15 August
1682:15 August
1656:15 August
1631:15 August
1605:15 August
1516:15 August
1490:15 August
1407:"Malaika"
1384:Footnotes
1292:Malaika (
1096:position
1058:7" Single
1025:Personnel
965:"Malaika"
839:June 1981
794:"Malaika"
732:position
689:Personnel
645:Stockholm
552:"Malaika"
437:Soft rock
365:"Malaika"
111:Although
35:Tanzanian
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2174:Homeland
1324:Boney M.
1270:Boney M.
1202:Released
1185:Boney M.
1053:Releases
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910:Boney M.
844:Recorded
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804:Boney M.
410:Recorded
402:Released
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2252:Malaika
2226:Singles
2142:Sangoma
2094:Makeba!
1933:Boney M
1927:Sources
1824:. 2018.
1651:Discogs
1464:7 March
1438:7 March
1417:7 March
1356:Germany
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1300:(1989)
1294:Lambada
1287:(1989)
1175:Remix)"
1173:Lambada
1118:Austria
1103:Germany
1042:La Mama
988:YouTube
970:YouTube
945:(1981)
936:(1981)
927:(1980)
771:Finland
661:Germany
649:Swedish
635:Release
602:Nairobi
557:YouTube
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527:(1967)
523:Malaika
518:(1966)
162:Boney M
143:Boney M
86:Nairobi
67:Swahili
63:Malaika
31:Swahili
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2218:(1991)
2215:Africa
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2185:(2004)
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2153:(1989)
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1211:Genre
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876:(FRG)
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853:Genre
730:Peak
606:Kenya
597:Help!
545:Audio
460:Label
432:Genre
55:Kenya
29:is a
1916:2010
1894:2010
1872:2013
1850:2018
1798:ISBN
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1492:2020
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847:1981
657:ABBA
621:chef
594:and
465:Olga
149:and
1375:CD
1359:7"
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