I am looking for the name and artist of a song I heard while I was in
Morocco a couple of weeks ago.  It seems as though it was a pop song,
as my bus tour leader had it playing in his car and I also heard it
out on a public plaza.  The bus tour leader said that the artist was
"Hassan" or "Hasan," but I haven't found any match for the song.  It
is a very simple song, beginning with just slow, languid beats coming
from a large drum.  The chorus is a mix of singing and wailing and
consists of the word "Africa," but pulled out over several beats of
the drum.  The only other hint I have is that a line from the song is
"Nous sommes les enfants d'Afrique," or translated, "We are the
children of Africa."

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 15 Jun 2005 10:59 PDT

Is there a chance that you're looking for the song mentioned here?

http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=353633

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Clarification of Question by komunyakaa-ga on 15 Jun 2005 12:12 PDT

Nope.  This song is not a rock song.  It's more of a world song, with
lyrics in French and Arabic.

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Clarification of Question by komunyakaa-ga on 15 Jun 2005 14:43 PDT

Unfortunately, this also isn't the right song.  I happened upon that
song during a number of Google searches and I'm fairly certain it
isn't the right one.  The song I'm looking for is sung in French (and
Arabic, I think), and therefore, the original lyrics should be in
French (and Arabic) rather than the translation of the lyrics.  I
suspect the song would be well-known by someone who is familiar with
modern African music.  One additional insight is that it sounds like
it could be a mourning/funeral song as it has a very somber feel to
it.  Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

Hi komunyakaa-ga,

 Is this the one you are looking for?

 http://www.bmayo.de/Album%20Hatsha%20Baba/s-Lyrics%20Bana%20y'Afrika.htm

 You can find English Translation for the lyrics in the same page.

(BANA Y'AFRIKA (English) children of Africa)

Regards,
hmm-ga

Hi komunyakaa-ga,

  I am unable to locate the song exactly. Hope the below links is what
you are looking for.

Hassan Hakmoun 

One of contemporary Moroccan music's most notable figures, New
York-based Hassan Hakmoun was born in Marrakesh in 1963. At age seven
he began to study tagnawit, the traditional arts, folklore, and
rituals of the Gnawa tribes, former slaves originating from the Sudan
whose arrival in Morocco was marked by their conversion...

http://www.afromix.org/html/musique/artistes/hassan_hakmoun/index.en.html
http://www.emusic.com/artist/10564/10564348.html
http://www.emusic.com/album/10597/10597469.html
http://www.emusic.com/album/10599/10599025.html

Regards,
hmm-ga