![]() ![]() In France, an even shorter edit 5:15 was released. Jambo, jambo bwana - jambo, jambo bwana, hakuna matata / Jambo, jambo bwana - have a good time, enjoy the samba / Jambo, jambo bwana - you are welcome. The full 7:44 version was only released on the Spanish and Portuguese 12" singles - the German 12" single (despite crediting the timing 7:42 on the label) was actually an edit of 5:35. The 4:06 mix (as featured in the accompanying music video) was only released in Spain and Portugal. The single was intended to be included in the group's untitled seventh album, to be released in the fall of 1983, but didn't happen. Liz Mitchell provided the song's lead vocals, backed by Reggie Tsiboe, Frank Farian, Marcia Barrett, Cathy Bartney, Madeleine Davis, and Judy Cheeks. Teddy Kalanda-Harrison, Peter Bischoff-Fallenstein Jambo, Jambo Bwana - have a good time, enjoy the samba. The scent of the sweet chacaranda, it's Nirwana, Hakuna Matata. Mambo Jambo (2001), The Best of African Songs, and othersīoney M. Jambo, Jambo Bwana - have a good time, enjoy the samba. Only released as a single, with lyrics in English Jambo, Jambo Bwana - take it easy, Hakuna Matata. The scent of the sweet chacaranda, it's Nirwana, Hakuna Matata. Jambo 1983 Jambo Jambo BwanaHakuna Matata.(Instrumental)Jambo Jambo Bwana have a good timeenjoy the samba.Jambo Jambo Bwana you are welcomeHakuna. Jambo Jambo Bwana have a good time enjoy the samba. Jambo, Jambo Bwana - Jambo, Jambo Bwana, Hakuna Matata. Jambo, Jambo Bwana - have a good time, enjoy the samba. Consuela Biaz In the hills above Freno By a shiny mountain stream A young man laid. Does anyone know who sings the song Jambo - we heard it non-stop (even a guides cell. Released on several albums, including Jambo Bwana and Songs from Kenya (Them Mushrooms) and African Playground (Putumayo compilation) Jambo, Jambo Bwana - Jambo, Jambo Bwana, Hakuna Matata. Partial list of "Jambo Bwana" versions Artist In 2016, a cover was made by Kenyan musician Mani Kollengode. The Safari Sound Band version "Jambo Jambo" has the central part of the lyrics changed, with references to reggae and mushrooms being replaced by other tourist-oriented common Swahili phrases such as Kenya ni nchi nzuri ("Kenya is a beautiful country"). version, released in 1983, is entitled "Jambo - Hakuna Matata" and lyrics are in English and almost completely different only the "jambo bwana" and "hakuna matata" lines have been preserved. Some of the covers of "Jambo Bwana" come under different titles and have modified lyrics. The song was featured in the 2019 film Where’d You Go Bernadette, directed by Richard Linklater and starring Cate Blanchett. Them Mushrooms released the song in several of their albums, and both their version and cover version of the songs are found in many compilation of African pop music, including those dedicated to parties and children (such as the African Playground CD published by Putumayo Kids). The use of the Swahili phrase "hakuna matata" in Disney's " The Lion King" might be a reference to the chorus of the song. As a consequence of this popularity, many other bands covered the songs, in some cases with a similar success the version by Safari Sound Band, in particular, is one of the most played songs in tourist venues in East Africa. "Jambo Bwana" by Them Mushrooms was a huge commercial success, selling over 200,000 copies between 19 and getting platinum certification in Kenya. 2.1 Partial list of "Jambo Bwana" versions.Jambo, Jambo Bwana - take it easy, Hakuna Matata.Ĭan you hear the drum beat? Hakuna Matata. Jambo, Jambo Bwana - you are welcome, Hakuna Matata.
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