"Pride of Africa" is a 1995 song by Swedish duo

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, released via Metronome label as the third single from their debut album, ''

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'' (1995). It is written by

Jonas Berggren Jonas Petter Berggren (born 21 March 1967) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter and record producer, also known as Joker. He started writing songs when he was seven, and continues to write for the Swedish band Ace of Base, which he is a ...

from Ace of Base. The Europop song with elements from

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and reggae fusion music peaked at number 19 on the ''

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, directed by Nigel Burgess Jones, features the duo on a train through Africa and also performing the song with local people watching them.

Track listing

#"Pride of Africa" (Radio) – 3:34 #"Pride of Africa" (Radiant Remix) – 4:33 #"Pride of Africa" ( Rapino Brothers Latin Version) – 7:20 #"Pride of Africa" (Rapino Brothers Mental Mix) – 5:51

Charts

Credits

*Written by Jonas "Joker" Berggren *Vocals – Linda Schonberg & Marie Knutsen *Choir by L. Schonberg, M. Knutsen, B. Stenström, J. Ballard, J. Berggren

References

{{Yaki-Da 1995 singles 1995 songs English-language Swedish songs Mega Records singles Music videos directed by Nick Burgess-Jones Reggae fusion songs Songs about Africa Songs written by Jonas Berggren Yaki-Da songs