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"Yaka dansé"
Single by Raft
from the album Madagascar
B-side"Leisure"
ReleasedAugust 1987
Recorded1987
Studio
  • Studio Gang (recording)
  • Studio Gang (mixing)
Polydor
Songwriter(s)Christian Fougeron
Producer(s)Philippe Cohen-Solal
Raft singles chronology
"It's Growing Light"
(1986) 		"Yaka dansé"
(1987) 		"Femmes du Congo"
(1988)

"Yaka dansé", also titled "Yaka dansé (l'aborigène)" on the disc of the various formats as there is an "aborigène mix", is a 1987

signature song
.

Background, lyrics and music

Raft member Christian Fougeron explained in an interview: "The inspiration for the song's music came to us when we were in a bus to take our plane: an

Virgin Mary), genocides, war, "celebrate the richness of difference" and is a hymn to toleration.[2] It evokes events linked to the decolonization of New Caledonia in 1987, a relevant topic at the time as there was a referendum on the independence of the island in September of that year (with a 98% reject), which led to violences between Kanak indigenous and French settlers.[3] As for the title, Fougeron said it was chosen "to counterbalance the text dealing with serious subjects and at the same time to bring lightness: we sing, we dance, we love each other".[1] It was the band's first song written in French.[4] Retrospectively, in 2016, Fourgeron said about "Yaka dansé": "I was far from thinking that this song would have that course and that 30 years later, the themes addressed would still be relevant... more than ever even".[3]

Critical reception

"Yaka dansé" was well-received by critics. According to Elia Habib, an expert of the French charts, "this warm text illuminates the autumnal gray weather".

anticolonialist song is listed by Bertrand Dicale as a song that builts History and his analysis is an available pedagogic tool for school teachers.[6][7]

Cover versions

In 2004, "Yaka dansé" was covered by Soma Riba, a member of Collectif Métissé, who released it as a single; this version peaked at number 27 in France and number 40 in Belgium (Flanders).[8][9]

Chart performance

In France, "Yaka dansé" debuted at number 45 on the chart edition of 5 September 1987, then climbed every week and eventually peaked at number two for non consecutive four weeks, being blocked from the number one spot by

European Top 100 at number 84 on 3 October 1987, reached a peak of number 23 ten weeks later where it stayed for two weeks,[13] and fell off the chart after 19 weeks of presence. Regularly played on radio, it reached number 31 on the European Airplay Top 50 on 7 November 1987,[14]
and charted for a total of eight weeks.

Track listings
  1. "Yaka dansé" — 3:47
  2. "Leisure" — 2:45 (lyrics and music by Pierre Schott)
  1. "Yaka dansé" (aborigène mix) — 5:28
  2. "Yaka dansé" (original version) — 3:47
  3. "Leisure" — 2:45 (lyrics and music by Pierre Schott)
  • 12" maxi - Germany[20]
  1. "Yaka dansé" (aborigène mix) — 5:28
  2. "Leisure" — 2:48 (lyrics and music by Pierre Schott)
  3. "Yaka dansé" (original mix) — 3:58

Personnel

  • Arranged by Victor Dam
  • Backing Vocals — Christine Lidon, Véronique De Launay
  • Engineer — Olivier Do Espirito Santo
  • Engineer and mixing — Jean-Pierre Janiaud
  • Photography — Gilles Cappé

Charts

Release history

Country Date Format Label
France 1987 7" single[15] Polydor
12" maxi[18]
Germany 1988 7" single[16]
ZYX Records
12" maxi[20]
Spain 7" single[17] AVC
12" maxi[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Les Années 80 La Tournée: avec Raft, "Yaka dansé"!". L'Est Républicain (in French). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. ^
    ISBN 2-9518832-0-X
    .
  3. ^ a b Ogier, Jean-Michel (6 October 2016). ""Yaka Dansé", tube du Top 50 pas si futile sur l'album remasterisé de Raft". francetvinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Raft – Yaka dansé". madein80.fr (in French). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. OCLC 29800226
    . Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ Dicale, Bertrand (10 July 2020). "Ces chansons qui font l'été. "Yaka dansé" de Raft, l'anticolonialisme au Top 50". francetvinfo.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Yaka dansé – De la politique au Top 50". eduscol.education.fr (in French). 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Soma Riba - "Yaka dansé"" (in French). Les classements single. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. Ultratop 50
    . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  10. ^
    Les classement single
    . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  11. ^ a b "French single certifications – Raft – Yaka dansé" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 26 November 2021. Select RAFT and click OK. 
  12. ^ a b "Raft – Yaka dansé" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  13. ^
    OCLC 29800226
    . Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via World Radio History.
  14. ^
    OCLC 29800226
    . Retrieved 7 October 2021 – via World Radio History.
  15. ^ a b "Yaka dansé" at Discogs, 7" single France (Raft – "Yaka dansé") (accessdate: 7 October 2021).
  16. ^ a b "Yaka dansé" at Discogs, 7" single Germany (Raft – "Yaka dansé") (accessdate: 7 October 2021).
  17. ^ a b "Yaka dansé" at Discogs, 7" single Spain (Raft – "Yaka dansé") (accessdate: 7 October 2021).
  18. ^ a b "Yaka dansé" at Discogs, 12" maxi France (Raft – "Yaka dansé") (accessdate: 7 October 2021).
  19. ^ a b "Yaka dansé" at Discogs, 12" maxi Spain (Raft – "Yaka dansé") (accessdate: 7 October 2021).
  20. ^ a b "Yaka dansé" at Discogs, 12" maxi Germany (Raft – "Yaka dansé") (accessdate: 7 October 2021).
  21. ^ Michel Gignac. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (PDF). banq.qc.ca (in French). Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. p. 646. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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