Waving flag official video knaan biography
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The song I chose is Wavin Flag and it is written by Somalian-Canadian artist K’NAAN. I would use this song for a class for sixth graders and I wish not only to encourage students to share their own experiences about fitting in but also to learn the knowledge on school zoning and residential zoning. I would use the district they are in as an example and guide them to examine how these zoning affected educational opportunities and long-term effects on students and families of different races.
The reason I chose sixth graders is that a lot of middle schools would have varsity or junior varsity teams by then and sixth graders can do levels of research on their own. At the beginning of my class, I would start playing the song and videos of the 2010 FIFA World Cup during break time and at the beginning of the class to attract students’ attention. Then I would distribute the lyrics printed on paper and guide the students to follow the lyrics as I play the song again. The lyrics are easy to comprehend and remember. The song became extremely popular throughout the world after it had been selected by Coca-Cola as its promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup hosted in South Africa.
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Wavin' Flag
2009 single by K'naan
"Waving Flag" redirects here. For the song by British Sea Power, see Waving Flags.
"Wavin' Flag" is a song by Somali-Canadian artist K'naan from his album Troubadour (2009). The song was originally written for Somalia and aspirations of its people for freedom. The original single was a hit in Canada and reached number two on the Canadian Hot 100 as the second official single from the album, after the single "ABCs", a minor hit. After an earthquake in Haiti in 2010, a remake of the song by an ad hoc supergroup of Canadian artists, credited as Young Artists for Haiti, became a charity single in Canada, reaching number one on the Canadian Hot 100 in its own right.
The song became a global hit when it was chosen as Coca-Cola's promotional anthem for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, hosted by South Africa. This amended international version with additional lyrics reached the top ten in more than twenty different charts around the world. The English version was released as "Wavin' Flag (Celebration Mix)" by K'naan to differentiate it from the original Canadian hit or from the Canadian Haiti charity hit. The Spanish cover featuring David Bisbal became very popular. A version of the song featuring will.i.am and David Guetta was targeted for inter
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Reviewed by Lidwien Kapteijns
Review Source: Continent Access
Book Author: K'Naan
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Illustrator:Rudy Guiterrez
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