Talk:Jambo Bwana

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Mzuri sana, nzuri sana
Sources on the web variously report the second line of the lyrics as "habari gani? mzuri sana" or "habari gani? nzuri sana". While the first form yields most google hits, it seems to be incorrect from a grammatical point of view (which, of course, doesn't mean the original song, or any of its latter versions, couldn't actually use it). Anyway, I think it makes a little more sense to use the correct swahili form. (That "nzuri" is correct can be inferred from here or here if the reader has some general idea on the structure of swahili; basically, adjectives change according to the class of the nouns they refer to, and for "habari", of class 9/10, the correct form of adjective "-zuri" is "nzuri"). As the original Mushrooms recording is not easy to get, and even in that case it would be probably hard to tell "m" from "n" by just listening, only the CD booklet (or secondary source reporting it) would be a satisfying way to cut the issue. Until then, I suggest we keep the correct form along with a foonote mentioning that it is arguable. Moongateclimber (talk) 14:06, 18 February 2011 (UTC)

Proposed addition to the Jambo Bwana entry
Performing Jambo Bwana has become a tradition among trekking groups on Mount Kilimanjaro, and this fact is missing from the current entry. Although a performance of Jambo Bwana can erupt at almost any time during a trek, guides and porters typically gather in large groups the day after a successful summit and sing the song (while dancing and clapping enthusiastically) to the tourists whom they escorted to the top of the mountain. I myself saw two Jambo Bwana performances in July 2014.

Here's an online article about it: http://www.thomsontreks.com/blog/jambo-song-on-kilimanjaro/ and here's a video of one such performance:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLm5VwNfRaM

It seems to me that an entry on Jambo Bwana is incomplete without this information, but it is not my place to write it.

173.66.9.214 (talk) 22:32, 14 February 2015 (UTC)

Mabma Jamba
There is also a phrase Mamba Jamba.

Some say was is useless babble, other sources say it was a not so nice word.

It seems to me that it has a relation to the word Jambo Bwana.

Who knows more?

--Rasmusklump (talk) 13:42, 19 March 2017 (UTC)


 * , sorry nobody has replied sooner. The phrase to which you are referring is Mumbo jumbo (phrase). While the article doesn't mention Kiswahili, I have heard that yes, "mumbo jumbo" is based on "mambo jambo" which would sort-of roughly translate to "things and stuff". Really roughly; but enough that it's unsurprising that "mumbo jumbo" has come to mean jibberish or the like. Not necessarily a bad thing. = paul2520 (talk) 14:19, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

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Disney film “Cheetah” (1989)
The song “Jambo Bwana” was used in the 1989 Walt Disney Productions film “Cheetah.” The lead actor, Keith Coogan wore a T-Shirt with the phrase, “Hakuna Matata,” on it in the film. 172.59.33.127 (talk) 15:45, 14 October 2023 (UTC)