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South African singer-songwriter (born 1965)

Yvonne Chaka ChakaOIS (born Yvonne Machaka on 18 March 1965) is a South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher.

Dubbed the "Princess of Africa" (on a 1990 tour),^[4] Chaka Chaka has been at the forefront of South African popular music for 35 years and has been popular in Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Kenya, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.^[4] Songs such as "I'm Burning Up", "Thank You Mr.

DJ", "I Cry For Freedom", "Motherland" and the ever-popular "Umqombothi" ("African Beer") ensured Chaka Chaka's stardom. The song "Umqombothi" was featured in the opening scene of the 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda.

As a young performer, Chaka Chaka was the first Black child^[5] to appear on South African television in 1981.

Since then, she has shared the stage with people such as Bono, Angélique Kidjo, Annie Lennox, Youssou N'Dour, the crossover group Appassionante, the clas