Song arrangements were by Jorge Ben, with orchestral arrangements by José Roberto Bertrami. Stewart also performed the song at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in January 1979. Ben filed a plagiarism lawsuit against Stewart, the upshot of which was Stewart's agreement to donate his royalties from the song to the United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF). In 1978 British rock singer Rod Stewart lifted a melody from "Taj Mahal" for his hit song " Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?". The original version of the track was used in the documentary film Di/Glauber. A version by Soulfly was released in 1998 as a single. In 1991 Ambitious Lovers released a cover version on 12-inch single that became a dance hit. It was later included on David Byrne's 1989 compilation Brazil Classics Beleza Tropical, prompting rotation of a video for the track on VH-1. The album's opening track "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)", a song about an African football striker, became a well known soccer-associated track.
For África Brasil Ben reworked three of his earlier compositions: "A Princesa e o Plebeu" from Sacundin Ben Samba, "Taj Mahal" from Ben, and "Zumbi" from A Tábua de Esmeralda.
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