"Living Darfur" (also known as "Living") is the first single from Mattafix's album Rhythm and Hymns, released in 2007. The beginning of the song sounds similar to a part of Madonna's song "Mother and Father", taken from her 2003 release American Life.[1]
The Zulu part of the song is a sample of South African song "Umagubane" by Chicco Twala.[2] which is "Indoda Yami nantsi la ilele khona/Indoda yami ubaba wabantwana bam/ Mina nezingane zami sohlala simkhumbula (My man, this is where he lies/My man, the father of my kids/My kids and I will always miss him).
Music video
The music video, funded by Mick Jagger and set in a refugee camp, aims to raise awareness for Darfur and catch the attention of the United Nations. It was released on 16 September 2007, which is "Global Day for Darfur".[3][4][5] The video was shot in Eastern Chad on the border of Darfur. Matt Damon makes a brief cameo in the video.[6]
Track listings
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^"ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 42. týden 2007 in the date selector. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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