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FRESHLYGROUND SCORES WITH NEW ALBUM AND FIFA WORLD CUP SONG

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Freshlyground look set to dominate the South African and global music scenes in 2010 with the announcement that “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa),” a collaboration with global superstar Shakira, has been chosen as the Official Anthem of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Speaking just before jetting off to Los Angeles to shoot the official2010 FIFA World Cup music video, the band said it was “thrilled to have collaborated with Shakira on “Waka Waka”. This is especially as we feel that the song captures the spirit and energy of the African World Cup. We are certain the song will inspire people around the world to celebrate the gathering of nations at the place where it all started. Here in Africa!”

Shakira and Freshlyground will perform the song live on June 10 at the official FIFA pretournament concert at Soweto Stadium in Johannesburg as well as before the start of the World Cup final in Johannesburg on July1, 2010.

The announcement comes just as the critically-acclaimed and multi-award-winning act prepares to release its new studio album, the hotly-anticipated ‘Radio Africa’. As ‘Radio Africa’ shows, this tremendously successful act never strays from its southern African roots – which means that for all its pop immediacy, first single ‘Fire Is Low’ is buoyed by rhythms and instruments that speak intimately (and joyously) of the African landscape, whilst never veering into the saccharine ... Indeed, the issues facing Africa take centre stage on several other songs including “Chicken To Change”, a direct take on Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe and likely to cause some tongue wagging. The album produced by Fabrice ‘Fab’ Dupont (mixer for Santogold, Mark Ronson,Jennifer Lopez) was recorded in the band’s own studio in Cape Town and mixed at Flux Studios in New York City.

Read/download the full official press release by Freshlyground here: Press release 28. April 2010 / Cape Town

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Highlights 2006-2009: Support act for Robbie Williams in Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town and support for the Oscar movie "Tsotsi"
at the Cannes film festival. The South African Football Association chooses Freshlyground as a cultural ambassador for the 2010
FIFA world cup. Doo Be Doo enters the charts in Italy. Freshlyground receive the "European MTV Award" for "Best African Act 2006". European Tours - highlights include performance with B.B. King in Paris, and festivals like the Africa Festival Wuerzburg. Nomvula reaches 5 times platinum sales and Doo Be Doo becomes the most played single in South Africa. Their third album "Ma Chéri", is released and goes platinum. Freshlyground voted & awarded "Best Band" by South African audiences (Metro FM Award). Freshlyground nominated in seven categories for South African Music Awards - winning four

categories & winning Album of the Year and Best Band 2008. Various major festivals 2009 and TV presence 2009: Freshlyground performed at the AVO Session Basel (with Hugh Masekela and The Mahothella Queens) last year in November - the concert was
on TV several times in various countries all over Europe this year. Freshlyground is an outstanding live band and a sure highlight
of every festival. New updated full Bio 2010: download as pdf file

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