Naija, make una hear word o! Shakira wey sing ‘Waka Waka‘ for 2010 World Cup don come back again. This time she join with Nigerian superstar Burna Boy to drop new song wey go be official anthem for 2026 World Cup wey go happen for United States, Mexico, and Canada.
The song title na ‘Dai Dai‘, wey mean ‘let’s go’ for Italian language, even though Italy no go dey the tournament. Shakira announce am for her social media on Thursday with short video wey show her for Maracanã Stadium for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She wear yellow shirt, blue shorts, and hold football, with plenty female dancers around am.
This one na third time Shakira dey do World Cup song. She first do ‘Waka Waka’ for 2010 South Africa World Cup, wey Spain win. Then for 2014 Brazil World Cup, she do ‘La La La‘. Now she don come again with ‘Dai Dai’ wey go drop full on May 14.
Burna Boy feature for the song make am sweet pass. The song na reggaetón-tinged Afrobeats, wey blend both artist style well well. For the video snippet, Shakira dey sing say ‘You from the day you were born, here in the space you belong, what broke you once, made you strong.’
FIFA and Global Citizen join for the announcement. The 2026 World Cup go hold from June to July for three countries. Shakira wey be Colombian singer still dey rule World Cup music since 2010. Her ‘Waka Waka’ reach number one for Billboard Latin charts and spend 42 weeks for top of Latin Digital Song Sales.
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