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Civilization" is an American traditional pop song. It was written by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman, published in 1947 [1] and later included in the 1947 Broadway musical Angel in the Wings, sung by Elaine Stritch. [2] The song is sometimes also known as "Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo)", from the first line of its chorus ...
Bongo is a term which was originally used to refer the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. [5] Outside Tanzania, Bongo is often referring to Tanzania. [6] Bongo as a term originated in the late 70's during a very difficult time following both the global fuel shocks of the 70's and the Kagera war against Uganda.
"Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)" is a song by Danish percussion duo Safri Duo. It was released in November 2000 as the lead single from their first mainstream studio album, Episode II . The Michael Parsberg -produced song, which has a mix of tribal drums with electronic music twists, sold 1.5 million copies worldwide [ 3 ] and became the fourth ...
The name "Bongo" of Bongo Flava comes from Kiswahili usually meaning brains, intelligence, cleverness but can also mean mentally deranged. [6] Bongo is the augmentative form of Ubongo, Kiswahili for Brainland. [10] Flava is Kiswahili for Flavour. [10] Ubongo is a term originally used, and in Tanzania still used, for the city of Dar es Salaam. [6]
The Incredible Bongo Band, also known as Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band, was a project started in 1972 by Michael Viner, a record artist manager and executive at MGM Records, producer, MGM Records executive and Curb Records founder Mike Curb and arranger Perry Botkin Jr. [1] [2] Viner was called on to supplement the soundtrack to the B-film The Thing With Two Heads. [3]
In 2020, Marioo released his smash hit Mama Amina, which was an Amapiano song infused with some elements of Bongo Flava. The song was marked number 11 on the list of best Tanzanian songs of the decade ranging from 2012-2022. [6] His next Amapiano releases such as Dear Ex, Bia Tamu and Lonely have marked his status as the king of Swahili Amapiano.
Earlier in 2000, a track named "The Bongo Song" started appearing on clubs' playlists. Produced by Michael Parsberg, it soon got airtime on MTV Europe.The mix between tribal drums over trance proved to be a success, and it ended the year as one of the best selling singles in Europe in 2000 as well as featuring prominently in the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
"Bongo Bong" is the first solo single by Manu Chao, from his debut album, Clandestino. It is a remake of "King of Bongo", a track from Manu Chao's previous band, Mano Negra . The title and lyrics are taken from the 1939 jazz song "King of Bongo Bong" by Black American trumpeter Roy Eldridge .