Greatest Songs About Africa

The Top Ten

1 Rivers of Babylon - Boney M

... but Babylon isn't in Africa, it's in Asia.
Babylon was a city in Mesopotamia, in modern days roughly corresponding to most of Iraq and Kuwait, Eastern Syria and Southeastern Turkey.

One of the most memorable Boney M songs - still very popular!

2 Zanzibar - Hoodoo Gurus

3 Africa - Toto

A bit cheesy but you can't go by this song without listening to the belting 80s synths at least once.

4 Africa - Morandi

5 Fire On Babylon - Sinead O'connor

Babylon is in Asia though.

6 Fire In Cairo - The Cure

7 Lebanon - The Human League

Again, Lebanon isn't in Africa, it's in Asia.

8 Waka Waka - Shakira

9 It Began in Afrika - Chemical Brothers

One of the most fast-paced electronica songs about Africa

10 Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

I just love that song!

The Contenders

11 Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles

12 Circle of Life - Carmen Twillie

From The Lion King

13 Oh Africa - Akon Ft Keri Hilson

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