Oh no she didn’t. (Shakira gets asked about the origins of “Waka Waka” about 30 seconds into this press conference during the World Cup in South Africa.) Seriously, who didn’t already know this song when they heard its reincarnation as “Waka Waka”? The very first time I heard it, I was nine, spending one of […]
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