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Born in Lawton Batista, Havana, Cuba in 1924 (although the birth year is uncertain), [2] he was orphaned by age 7 and lived on the streets. [2] When he was twelve, he supported himself by selling vegetables, coaching boxing, playing semi-pro baseball, and becoming a loan shark.
"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 ...
"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 .
The song is an English adaptation of the French language song "Les Trois Cloches" written by Jean Villard (also known as Gilles).This French song narrates the life of someone named Jean-François Nicot who lived in a small village at the bottom of a valley, starting with his birth, then his marriage and ending with his death, events all accompanied by ringing of the bells.
Jimmy Little Sings Country & Western Greats (Festival, 1965) 10th Anniversary (Festival, 1966) Ballads and Strings (Festival, 1967) New Songs from Jimmy Little (Festival, 1967) The Best of Jimmy Little (Festival, 1968) I Can't Stop Loving You (Festival, 1969) Song to Glory (1969) The Country Sound of Jimmy Little (1969) Goodbye Old Rolf (1970)
Name Jimmy Brown Best known for Being the most important member of UB40, as well as the drummer. Current city Left the city years ago, now live out in the countryside. Replaced the sound of police ...
Brown became Motown's leading percussionist and for a decade was on almost every key release from the label. [3] He was known for his sense of humor and for being the "studio clown". [4] Despite being an excellent musician, he could not read music and when handed sheet music by the producers, he would replace it with an adult magazine.
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.