Overview
- The Ghetto Kids performed with Shakira and Burna Boy for the FIFA World Cup Final halftime show on July 19, 2026, delivering choreography that drew global attention to the Ugandan troupe.
- In a Monday Instagram post, Shakira said she spent several days with the eight children, named each of them and wrote that she loved them like “children of my own,” and that she took them to the beach for the first time in their lives.
- The group also appears in the 'Dai Dai' music video and made high‑visibility stops including a Times Square appearance and onstage moments during Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour, which further raised their profile.
- Billboard reporting, citing Luminate data, shows 'Dai Dai' reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for multiple weeks and led the Global Excl. U.S. chart, giving the collaboration strong commercial momentum.
- The Ghetto Kids were formed by Dauda Kavuma from an orphanage in Uganda in 2014, and their new visibility may drive more media attention, touring and charitable support tied to World Cup–era initiatives such as Global Citizen’s education fund.