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Oh man, this takes me back :) Yvonne Chaka-Chaka used this song to terrorize all of Africa, north south east and west! You couldn't go ANYWHERE without hearing people sing this song...good times, good times!

I have been looking for this song over 15 yrs now....I cant explain how happy i am to finally watch the video and listen to the song again...oh happy dayz...memories...ty so much for posting it x

Its not kinyarwanda it is south african toungue.I think its xhosa or zulu if Im correct. They just used this song on Hotel Rwanda. Infact this song came out in 1980s.

lol everyone in my english class sings this since we heard it when we watched Hotel Rwanda in class. not that anyone really knows the words... but its a good song

This song rocks! It's so upbeat, happy, and you can bop your head to it. Thanks for posting this, especially since I just saw Hotel Rwanda for the first time!

chaka you truely rocked,this song reminds me of when i was like 3 years old and my mum too.i love the energy in this video and i love you chaka.

ok, if it makes you happy i will reverse the phrase...does Tina Turner look like Branda especially in this video when she is speaking...shish.

i completely agree... we i used to listen to it when as young although i never understood the lyrics, always try to sing along! great fun

Such a Great song from A great Artist... She represented not just a Nation but Africa as a whole! Long Live Chaka chaka

no she doesn't look like her, why do pple like to compare good African artists to their American/European counterparts?

man i've been lookin for this song for years it just kept replying in my head since i was a little kid..love it..

tuneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :D i memba my dad blastin dis on saturdai mornings bak in da dai :)

I grew up listening to this song very nice song plus it was used in the movie'Hotel Rwanda'

@bijourex thats what I think coz they said its a local brew...lol..still love the song +

goosebumps man damn this song is one of a kind reminds me of my mom, she loves this song

Reminds me of my high school days in Katch high back in Western Kenya in the late 80s.

love this song .. all the way from smolia... love zulu land of southern africa

yeah, really nice song and clip. but its not Umbuqouti but Umqombothi

old skool african style....wothi wena! uyakkwazi ukuthi igrend ne???

yeah african we ar blessed .God lves africans sana miss hm[s.korea

this a good song, i like it too much , i was too young that time.

Please where can I get the mp3 version of this song to download?

So many beautiful childhood memories associated with thid song.

oh ma bad, was meant to say Yvonne and not Brenda (Fassi)

Woza Faraz friday manamolela!!!!!! Eish......still dig it

who could deny that he is the ,master of his instrument i went to his concert i felt it was ok  not amazing and then  i talked to him i was disappointed he expected me to worship him 

+muntu thompson Futseek nx idiot

You are the asshole buddy

ikr!lol

Thanks a lot. I play this song all the time in car

+Gonolo Thank you so, so much for the translation.

+Jonah Ondieki loose that thing you Tenayi - (Tenayi is advised to lose weight and song then list what she should loose and that is )-fish and chipsmala le mogodu- meat and tripepaleshe- porridgemagwenya and magwala- a particular south african deep friend pastry and …archer and chakalaka- pickled mango in oil and a particular south african sauceboerewors- south african sausageba ka seke ba ku guna amalungelo kengabe e se tshonile - not sure what the song mean here- someone who is xhosa should be able to assist. but it refers to some rightsbe nga mona ntana baba be a hlule e ko hamba- as if i would see my father's child failing to walkbe nga mona ntana baba be a hluke e ko phagama- as if i would see my father's child failing to stand up helele Tenayi x choruswhat follows is the south version of the song-Thiba- hold off!e kare ka mona ngwana (child) wa (of) motho (person) montsho (black) - as if i see a child of a black person / African child (the orator/ praiser is at this point praising Tenayi- taking pride in her black identity) ya tshwanang le lehlala ye motshohadi------- who looks like lehlala (not sure what lehlala means exactly but I deduce that it means someone with a round / straight body figure as opposed to the preferred body with curves ) who is black ( motshohadi - black which is feminine) empa a ale motle mona sefahlehong, ------ but she looks beautiful on her faceele somomothiya------ she is pretty ( a woman who is beautiful is referred as semomothiya/ or semomothela - meaning pretty)ye ke a monna wa thella o tshwana le ice yeo re ba e bit sang ka sekgoa----- Her face is pretty and smooth like 'ice' as it is called in English.nkabe a tshwana le state wa have nkebe ele letahoa- ---- if she had the same resemblance as her father she would have been an alcoholicjwale o tshwana le mma have o motle-------- but she takes after her mother ; she is pretty!ele!ke ngwana o moth o motsho- she black person/ child of a black person / African - ( in terns of skin tone and identity - culture)o ka ba bontsha gore re name re etsang ndengese- show them how these things are done!etsa di ntho tea gago- do your thing/ show them what you are made ofkiva hoe ngwana wa moth o motsho----- dance please an african childtsamaya sefateng- --- go to the street (omission but this is what is implied- go to the street and dance and show them who you are)ba mona ba nne le mona---- so that those who are jealous will be jealousma …a utlwa - this is an expression in this context …. meaning listen basically the scene of this song is that it is a xhosa wedding- the dress code is xhosa. Tenayi is getting married. The first part of the song is in Xhosa. Tenayi's has haters who instead of celebrating her wedding they complain about her weight and list all the food that she has been eating that made her to gain weight and complain that she main not be able to walk or stand up from surface. the sotho part of the song, is of someone (the orator/praiser ) who is on Tenayi's side and is counteracting the negative claims. he is referring to Tenayi as an African beauty; he concede that Tenayi's body is round/ straight however she is pretty and a black beauty and makes a statement of her having inherited her beauty from her mother and had she looked like her dad ---she would have been eer.. uglythe praiser then tells Tenayi to counteract the claims by showing her worth and what she is made off. he encourages her to dance off her haters and in fact go to the street to celebrate her wedding in so doing her haters could only be more jealous but she instead will be celebrating and having fun.traditionally- it was part of the culture to extend the wedding dance celebration to the streets and show what you are worth and if you have haters well they could get choked up by their jealousy. In weddings, the bride normally had a praiser who will praise her worth as part of the celebration.