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	Podcast:		Witness
	Episode:		Kenya's Hit Record: Jambo Bwana
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:09:21
	Publish Date:		2017-02-08 02:50:00
	Description:		The story of a 1980s Kenyan pop song which became an unlikely global hit. The song, Jambo Bwana was recorded by the veteran Kenyan band, Them Mushrooms, and first proved to be a huge hit amongst tourists on the Kenyan coast. We hear from members of Them Mushrooms, Teddy Kalanda Harrison, and his brother Billy Sarro Harrison, who recorded the song in February 1980 Photo: Teddy Kalanda Harrison and the Kenyan band Them Mushrooms presented with their platinum record for Jambo Bwana (Teddy Kalanda Harrison)
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