K'Naan, Freshlyground, Soweto Gospel Choir, Hugh Masekela, Mzansi Youth Choir have been named to the final line-up of African and South African artists for the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert. FIFA and Control Room, a producer of global music events, today made the announcement.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa (Mzansi Mundial) song has a new remix an the video premiered today, Thursday April 29 on MTV.

The third single from K'Naan sophomore album Troubadour, "Wavin' Flag" was chosen as the Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the Mzansi Mundial in June this year. The Waving Flag Coca Cola celebration mix is the theme song for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa and part of EA Sports FIFA 2010 World Cup soundtrack. Shakira and Freshlyground's Time for Africa seems to be the official World Cup anthem, a song which samples a very popular track from Cameroun called Zangelewa.

See the lyrics for the World Cup song here and that of the original Wavin' Flag here. Versions of the single have been recorded in English, Spanish and Chinese.

Here's the Spanish version of Shakira's World Cup song which samples a popular Camerounian song, Zangelewa

You can watch the video for the English version - Time for Africa - featuring South African group/band Freshlyground at this link. Time for Africa has been chosen as the official World Cup song, Time for Africa in Spanish is Esto es Africa.
You can download the Spanish song here

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The theme song for the World Cup in South Africa has been released and a video montage is available as well. The Mzansi Mundial anthem features South African group/band Freshlyground and Colombian singer, Shakira. The video for 'Time for Africa' shows some footage of the 2009 World Cup in Germany.

The song has been released to radio stations across the world this week and is available for download. Colombian singer Shakira and Cape Town's Freshlyground will perform the song live on June 10 at the official FIFA pre-tournament concert at Soweto Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, as well as before the start of the World Cup final in Johannesburg on July 11, 2010.

Time for Africa samples Zangelewa, an army/marching song popular from the 80's in Cameroon. The song's lyrics are in the Fang language.

Watch the Time for Africa video featuring world football stars and fans.

Destiny Child's Kelly Rowland releases this new track featuring a host of African musicians. Am loving this new track! It features 2Face Idibia of Nigeria, Awadi of Senegal, Chameleone of Uganda, Samini, Cameroun's Krotal, Lebanon's Rola, Jozi, Kwesta, Slikour and Zuluboy of South Africa.

We all love K'Naan's Waving Flag Celebration Mix which is the official song for the Mzansi Mundial and headlines the EA Games soundtrack. Shakira also sampled a very popular Camerounian song for her World Cup song and is bound to perform in South Africa as well. After Akon didn't feature any African musicians other than Soweto Gospel Choir in his World Cup song, I was hoping for a song like this. And this is a tune! I know Kelly Rowland was in South Africa and am wondering where and when this song was recorded. ‘Everywhere You Go’ was produced by Steve Morales.

featuring Femi Kuti, Dagrin, Eldee, DJ Zeez, Kel, Ay.com, Moe Money & Ragga Remi

New video, shot in Lagos:

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The Dusty Foot Philosopher and Troubadour man, @iamknaan, is the singer behind the official anthem for the Mzansi Mundial in June this year. Waving Flag, probably K'Naan's most popular song to date, is undoubtedly an African song and calls on us to "release our African rhythm all over the world".

The Somalian rapper, K'Naan Warsame, is based in Toronto, Canada and Los Angeles, USA. The video is directed by Nabil Elderkin and produced by Sol Guy. There is a cameo by Damian Marley. The original lyrics for Waving Flag can be found here. Here are the lyrics for the remix.

Ooooooh Wooooooh, Ooooooh Wooooooh

Give me freedom, give me fire, give me reason, take me higher
See the champions, take the field now, you define us, make us feel proud
In the streets our heads are lifting, as we lose our inhibition,
Celebration, it surround us, every nations, all around us