"Waka Waka" was written by Shakira and John Hill and co-produced by John Hill. The track, samples the chorus of the 1986 Cameroonian hit song "Zangaléwa", by Cameroonian band Golden Sounds, features Afro-Colombian instrumentation, Soca beat and South African guitars.The song was also based on Waka Waka by the Surinam-Dutch group Trafassi.The song consists of rhythmical African sounds, and represents the vitality and energy of the host continent.Indian music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant also collaborated with South African singers Loyiso Bala and Eric Wainaina to record the anthem for FIFA World Cup 2010.