The song "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" created and sung by the Latin singer Shakira, has been officially selected as the official theme song of the 2010 South Africa World Cup.
Jazz, rock, blues, soul music, funk, reggae and hip-hop and other forms of music, originally came from the African continent. And South Africa, as one of the cultural centers of the African continent, naturally also has an inseparable relationship with the development of these musics and their promotion to greatness. The late pop superstar Michael Jackson had, in his lifetime, entertained notions of moving to South Africa and writing a theme song for the South Africa World Cup. The charm of South African musical culture can thus be seen.