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Makeba by Jain
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Artist Biography For Jain
Jain Is A Multicultural Pop Artist Influenced By The Many Places She Has Called Home. Born In Toulouse France With Roots In Madagascar She Relocated To Dubai At The Age Of 9 And Then Onto The Congo During Secondary School. This Is Where She First Began Experimenting With Music Under The Direction Of Mr. Flash. Post Graduation She Returned To Paris To Study The Arts. Her Music Utilizes A Variety Of Influences Such As French Techno Arabic Percussion And The Rhythms Of Africa To Create Her Unique Style. Jain Released Her First Debut EP 'Hope' In 2015 Featuring The Singles 'Come' And 'Makeba'. 'Come' Reached Number One On The French Singles Chart And Is Certified Diamond In France. 'Makeba' Was Inspired By Miriam Makeba A South African Singer And Civil Rights Leader And Received A Grammy Nomination For Its Music Video Filmed In South Africa. 'Come' And 'Makeba' Were Later Included On Jain's Debut Studio Album Zanaka Released In November 2015. The Album Was Produced By French Singer/songwriter Yodelice And Is Certified 3x Platinum In France. A Deluxe Version Of Zanaka Was Released In November 2016 With More Songs Including The Single Dynabeat. On 25 May 2018 Jain Released 'Alright' As The Lead Single From Her Second Album Souldier Which Was Released On 24 August 2018. The Album Reached Number One On The French Albums Chart.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Makeba
Jain - Zanaka
"Makeba" Is A Song By French Singer-Songwriter Jain Released On 6 November 2015 From Her Debut Studio Album Zanaka 2015 . Written By Herself The Song Was Produced By Her Long-Time Collaborator Maxim Nucci. The Refrain Of The Song Used A Sample From The 1978 Song "Me And The Gang" By The American Percussionist Songwriter Arranger And Record Producer Hamilton Bohannon. The Song Peaked At Number Seven On The French Singles Chart. The Song References Miriam Makeba Also Known As "Mama Africa" A South African Singer And Activist. In June 2023 “Makeba” Received A Resurgence In Popularity Due To The Virality It Achieved On TikTok.
The Song Has Been Used In Ads For Marshalls And Levi's. Australian Reality Television Show I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! Uses The Song As An Intro. Since 2019 & 2021 It Is Also Used As The Intro Theme To Amazon Prime Video's Coverage Of The Premier League In The United Kingdom And Ligue 1 In France.
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Biography - Jain
Jain Is A Multicultural Pop Artist Influenced By The Many Places She Has Called Home. Born In Toulouse France With Roots In Madagascar She Relocated To Dubai At The Age Of 9 And Then Onto The Congo During Secondary School. This Is Where She First Began Experimenting With Music Under The Direction Of Mr. Flash. Post Graduation She Returned To Paris To Study The Arts. Her Music Utilizes A Variety Of Influences Such As French Techno Arabic Percussion And The Rhythms Of Africa To Create Her Unique Style. Jain Released Her First Debut EP 'Hope' In 2015 Featuring The Singles 'Come' And 'Makeba'. 'Come' Reached Number One On The French Singles Chart And Is Certified Diamond In France. 'Makeba' Was Inspired By Miriam Makeba A South African Singer And Civil Rights Leader And Received A Grammy Nomination For Its Music Video Filmed In South Africa. 'Come' And 'Makeba' Were Later Included On Jain's Debut Studio Album Zanaka Released In November 2015. The Album Was Produced By French Singer/songwriter Yodelice And Is Certified 3x Platinum In France. A Deluxe Version Of Zanaka Was Released In November 2016 With More Songs Including The Single Dynabeat. On 25 May 2018 Jain Released 'Alright' As The Lead Single From Her Second Album Souldier Which Was Released On 24 August 2018. The Album Reached Number One On The French Albums Chart.
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"Makeba" is a song by French singer-songwriter Jain released on 6 November 2015 from her debut studio album Zanaka (2015). Written by herself, the song was produced by her long-time collaborator Maxim Nucci. The refrain of the song used a sample from the 1978 song "Me and the Gang" by the American percussionist, songwriter, arranger, and record producer Hamilton Bohannon. The song peaked at number seven on the French Singles Chart.
The song references Miriam Makeba, also known as "Mama Africa", a South African singer and activist.
In June 2023, “Makeba” received a resurgence in popularity due to the virality it achieved on TikTok.
The song has been used in ads for Marshalls, and Levi's.
Australian reality television show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! uses the song as an intro. Since 2019 & 2021, it is also used as the intro theme to Amazon Prime Video's coverage of the Premier League in the United Kingdom and Ligue 1 in France. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.