Nairobi Matata Jazz
“Dada Mwajuma”
Kenya, 197X

(00:00) A1/A2. Dada Mwajuma *
(09:12) A3. Fatuma
(13:46) A4. Shemeji

(18:18) B1. Kulala Inche Vibaya
(22:41) B2. Ewe Kijana
(27:00) B3. Natuma Simu
(31:29) B4. Nikupe Nini

Consisting of Kenyan and Congolese musicians, Nairobi Matata Jazz were a perfect example of how rumba from Congo (which consumed East Africa in the 1970s) was blended with rat-a-tat-tat benga style Kenyan drum patterns and Swahili language vocals, focusing on the wobbly guitar lines and letting the blaring horns speak for themselves.

* Tracks A1 and A2 are continuous with no fades.
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