The chant comes from Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), performed by Shakira with Freshlyground as the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Its Tsamina mina zangalewa refrain was adapted from Zangalewa, a 1980s Cameroonian song by Golden Sounds that had already spread widely across Africa. Online, creators isolated the endlessly catchy eh eh chorus, looped it, and captioned it as losing braincells, turning a global football anthem into shorthand for catchy songs and silly content you cannot escape.
À propos de ce son
A looping Tsamina mina eh eh Waka Waka chant from Shakira's World Cup anthem, used as a losing braincells meme for silly or repetitive moments.
This clip loops the infectious Tsamina mina, eh eh, Waka waka, eh eh hook over and over until it burrows into your head. Taken from the upbeat chorus of Waka Waka, the call and response chant is bright, bouncy and instantly recognisable, with its singalong rhythm and celebratory energy. Played in full, the repetition is the joke, turning a feel good pop moment into something deliberately maddening and hypnotic. Viewers quickly go from nodding along to laughing at how hard it is to shake, which makes the sound perfect for expressing mental overload.
