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Malaika
Malaika is a Swahili song. Malaika generally means angel in Swahili. As is the case with many Swahili words, it is ultimately derived from Arabic. An alternative Swahili meaning is a "baby" or "small child", hence at least one particular traditional version of the song titled Malaika being commonly used as a lullaby throughout East Africa. Of the better known song versions is possibly the most famous love song in Kenyan pop music, as well as being one of the most widely known of all Swahili songs. Authorship of the popular song is usually credited to Kenyan musician Fadhili William, but this is disputed; in any case, William was the first to record the song, together with his band the Jambo Boys, in 1960. It was later re-recorded at Equator Sound Studios by the British-born Kenyan music promoter Charles Worrod, who marketed the ballad to eventually becoming an internationally acclaimed song. The song went on to be popularised by international artists such as The Brothers Four, Helmut Lotti, Hep Stars, Rocco Granata, Miriam Makeba, Harry Belafonte, Pete Seeger, Boney M, Usha Uthup and Angélique Kidjo. The lyrics of the song differ slightly from version to version; the title itself is subject to variation, e.g. to Ewe Malaika or My Angel.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Malaika in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Malaika in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- ماليكاArabic
- malaikaCzech
- MalaikaDanish
- MalaikaGerman
- μάλακαGreek
- malaikaEsperanto
- malaikaSpanish
- مالایاPersian
- MalaikanFinnish
- malaikaFrench
- malaikaIrish
- मलाइकाHindi
- MalaikávalHungarian
- մալայկաArmenian
- malaikaIndonesian
- MalaikaItalian
- מלייקהHebrew
- マライカJapanese
- ಮಲೈಕಾKannada
- 말라이 카Korean
- MalaikaLatin
- MalaikaDutch
- MalaikaNorwegian
- malajkaPolish
- malaikaPortuguese
- MalaikaRomanian
- MalaikaRussian
- MalaikaSwedish
- மல்லிகாTamil
- మలైకాTelugu
- MalaikaThai
- malaikaTurkish
- малайкаUkrainian
- گھرکاUrdu
- malaikaVietnamese
- malaikaYiddish
- malaikaChinese
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