Shakin’ the Tree

song by the Senegalese singer and composer Youssou N'Dour and the English singer-songwriter and rock musician Peter Gabriel (1989)
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q122839778
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Shakin’ the Tree

Summary

Shakin’ the Tree is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shakin’ the Tree's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's composer is recorded as Peter Gabriel[4].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's composer is recorded as Youssou N’Dour[5].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's genre is mbalax[6].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's genre is pop music[7].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's genre is rock music[8].
  • Shakin’ the Tree was produced by George Acogny[9].
  • Shakin’ the Tree was produced by Peter Gabriel[10].
  • Shakin’ the Tree was performed by Peter Gabriel[11].
  • Among the performers on Shakin’ the Tree was Youssou N’Dour[12].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's record label is recorded as Virgin EMI Records[13].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's record label is recorded as Geffen Records[14].
  • Shakin’ the Tree is part of Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats[15].
  • Shakin’ the Tree is part of Secret World Live[16].
  • Shakin’ the Tree is part of Secret World Live[17].
  • Shakin’ the Tree is part of Play: The Videos[18].
  • Shakin’ the Tree is part of Flotsam and Jetsam[19].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's language of work or name is recorded as English[20].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's language of work or name is recorded as Wolof[21].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[22].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's country of origin is recorded as Senegal[23].
  • Shakin’ the Tree was published on May 22, 1989[24].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's lyricist is recorded as Peter Gabriel[25].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's lyricist is recorded as Youssou N’Dour[26].
  • Shakin’ the Tree's main subject is emancipation[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 76fba0a8-1da3-31bf-bbea-6a1259a2c367[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Peter Gabriel[11] and Youssou N’Dour[12]. Producers include George Acogny[9] and Peter Gabriel[10].

Publication

Shakin’ the Tree was published on May 22, 1989[24]. Languages include English[20] and Wolof[21]. Genres include mbalax[6], pop music[7], and rock music[8]. Part of include Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats[15], an album[30]; Secret World Live[16], an album[31]; Play: The Videos[18], a video album[32]; and Flotsam and Jetsam[19], an album[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include emancipation[27], woman[34], and Africa[35].

Why It Matters

Shakin’ the Tree ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (127 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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