"Zumba He Zumba Ha" is a 2011 international hit song by DJ Mam's in

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The song is written and composed by Mounir Belkhir, Luis Guisao and Soldat Jahman. The original hit was released by Mam's featuring Soldat Jahman & Luis Guisao on January 30, 2011, and followed by a remix released in May 2012 by DJ Mam's featuring Jessy Matador & Luis Guisao that also became a hit.

Genre

"Zumba He Zumba Ha" was based on

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, a music genre that was in origin a

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n dance fitness program created by dancer and choreographer Alberto "Beto" Perez during the 1990s incorporating

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, soca,

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, merengue,

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, and some

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and belly dance moves.

DJ Mam's featuring Soldat Jahman & Luis Guisao version

The original single release "Zumba He Zumba Ha", a hit for DJ Mam's, featured vocals from Soldat Jahman & Luis Guisao. DJ Mam's had found some success with "Hella Decalé" released in 2009 featuring vocals by Doukali & Soldat Jahma

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-based hit, "Hella Decalé" incorporated Coupé-Décalé and Maghrebin Arabic music and was a production by Music Media Consulting & Mam's Prod. Based on success of "Hella Decalé", Music Media Consulting & Mam's Prod released DJ Mam's follow-up single, based this time on the

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genre. "Zumba He Zumba Ha" became hugely popular in dance venues all over Europe during 2011 and also appeared for a single week on the

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Top 200 chart, the official French Singles Chart at #192.LesCharts.com: DJ Mam's feat. Soldat Jahman & Luis Guisao - "Zumba he Zumba ha"

Track list

#"Zumba He Zumba Ha" #"Zumba He Zumba Ha" (club edit) #"Zumba He Zumba Ha" (extended) #"Zumba He Zumba Ha" (club remix) #"Zumba He Zumba Ha" (Dj Fred Tahiti remix)

Charts

Music video

A music video was released filmed by ATL and G4 Films.

DJ Mam's featuring Jessy Matador & Luis Guisao version

In 2012, a new remix version of "Zumba He, Zumba Ha" was released in collaboration with

Jessy Matador Jessy Kimbangi (), better known by his stage name Jessy Matador, is a List of French singers, French singer. Biography Matador began his career as a dancer in 2001. He later joined the group Dany Engobo’s band Les Cœurs Brisés (The Broken ...

creating far more interest in DJ Mam's music. The revamped single titled "Zumba He, Zumba Ha (Remix 2012)" credited to DJ Mam's featuring Jessy Matador & Luis Guisano became a major hit in France in June 2012 reaching #7 in

200 Singles Chart.LesCharts.com: DJ Mam's feat. Jessy Matador & Luis Guisao - "Zumba he Zumba ha - Remix 2012
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Charts

References

External links

Mam's Prod YouTube page
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