Wavin' Flag

Wavin' Flag is a music by artist K'naan, whose real name is Keinan Abdi Warsame, born in 1978 in Somalia. The music was released on 18 March 2009 from his album Troubadour. It was notably the subject of a collaboration with Coca-Cola to make it the official song of the 2010 football World Cup in South Africa. It has almost 400 million views on YouTube.

Profound Messages

The song conveys a sense of joy both through the music and the video, which features various young people from poor countries in Africa and Asia having a good time playing football. We see smiles on their faces, enjoying a moment of joy despite their difficult living conditions. The lyrics highlight the difficult living conditions and the way some people in these geographical areas are treated. The music is the work of a committed artist, motivated by his own experience, as he had to leave Somalia, which is already a rather poor country, because of the civil war that broke out in 1991. He therefore decided to use his fame to try to help and to make the voice of these people heard as much as he could.

A committed artist

In spite of all these negative elements, the author keeps a hope of freedom by comparing himself to a flag, a metaphor of freedom. This music was also remixed in 2010 to donate all the profits from it to the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, becoming part of a larger movement called 'Young artist for Haiti', which raised more than 1 million euros. This action shows the kindness of the artist, who despite his success does not forget where he comes from and does not hesitate to help where he can