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Zaleilah is a Latin pop act. Their sound grew out of Shakira, Don Omar and Lucenzo. Those roots explain a lot about how Zaleilah arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Elena Gheorghe, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 4 connections around Zaleilah, reaching back through Shakira. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"Zaleilah" is a song by Romanian band Mandinga for their fifth studio album, Club de Mandinga (2012). It was written by Costi Ioniță along with band lead singer Elena Ionescu and member Omar Secada. Produced by Ioniță and Dimitriu Silviu, it was released on 16 September 2011. Musically, "Zaleilah" has been described as Latin-influenced, with other inspirations including Balkan, Cuban, Gypsy and salsa music. A bilingual love song performed in English and Spanish language, its instrumentation consists of a bagpipe, marching drums, accordions and trumpets. Reviewers noticed similarities between "Zaleilah" and "Waka Waka " (2010) by Colombian singer Shakira and "Zou Bisou Bisou" (1964).
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Zaleilah grew out of Shakira, Don Omar and Lucenzo, shares an orbit with Elena Gheorghe. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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