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Them Mushrooms Band - Jambo, Bwana flac album

Them Mushrooms Band - Jambo, Bwana flac album
  • Performer Them Mushrooms Band
  • Title Jambo, Bwana
  • Date of release 1981
  • Country Germany
  • Style Afrobeat, Disco
  • Other formats RA ADX WMA MPC MMF AC3 MP4
  • Genre Soul & Funk / Pop / World & Folk & Country
  • Size MP3 1229 mb
  • Size FLAC 1221 mb
  • Rating: 4.8
  • Votes: 969

Jambo Bwana" (in Swahili "Hello Sir") is a Kenyan pop song. It was first released in 1982 by Kenyan band Them Mushrooms, and later covered by a number of other groups and artists, including Mombasa Roots, Safari Sound Band, Khadja Nin, Adam Solomon, Mani Kollengode, and the German group Boney . .Some versions come under different titles, such as "Jambo Jambo" and "Hakuna Matata".

Them Mushrooms is a musical band from Kenya, playing mostly Chakacha, some Benga and also some reggae. They are most famous for the Swahili 1982 song Jambo Bwana. The band is composed of Teddy Kalanda, Henry Ndenge Saha and Ben Mutwiwa. They mainly do covers of previously written hit songs. In 2009 bandleader John Katana was among four pioneering Kenyan artists given Head of State Commendation awards by president Mwai Kibaki. Musician John Nzenze was among the others.

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Tracklist

Jambo, Bwana 1:59
Mombaza 3:33

Versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
6066 250 Them Mushrooms Band Jambo, Bwana ‎(7", Single) Mercury 6066 250 Germany 1981
POL 594, POL 594 T Them Mushrooms Band Jambo! ‎(7", Single) Polydor, Polydor POL 594, POL 594 T Kenya 1985
POLPDS 001 Them Mushrooms* Jambo Bwana ‎(12") Polydor POLPDS 001 Kenya 1987