Them Mushrooms

Kundi la wana muziki wa lijulikanalo kama Them Mushrooms

Them Mushrooms ni kundi la wanamuziki kutoka nchini Kenya lililobadilika baadaye na jina lao kuwa "Uyoga"[1].

Mitindo yao hasani Chakacha, Benga pamoja na reggae. Kundi hili lilianzishwa mwaka wa 1972 na ndugu watano Teddy Kalanda Harrison, Billy Sarro Harrison, George Zirro Harrison, John Katana Harrison na Dennis Kalume Harrison. Waliobaki hadi leo ni Billy Sarro na John Katana walioungwa na wanamuziki wengine.[2]

Walikuwa maarufu kimaitaifa kwa wimbo wao Jambo Bwana (1980) uliorudiwa na kurekodiwa na waimbaji wengi Kenya, Tanzania hadi Ulaya ambako Boney M. waliutoa pia. Kwa jumla nakala zinazozidi 200,000 za huo wimbo ziliuzwa.

Walianza kuimba kwenye hoteli za kitalii za Mombasa na pwani ya Kenya na mwaka wa 1987 walihamia Nairobi.[3]

Mwaka wa 2000 walipata tuzo la 'M-NET 2000 AWARD' linalotolewa na kituo cha TV cha Afrika Kusini M-NET Television Channel.

Baadhi ya Nyimbo zao Maarufu

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Them Mushroom walitoa albamu kadhaa.[4]:

  • Jambo Bwana (1980) (Rocking in Africa / Greetings and Respect / Nyimbo Za Daktari / Madd Maddo Maddest / Lady / Oh Twaila / Jambo Bwana / Was 1st Lost Mama / What You See / Comment Allez-Vous / Come Stare / John Lennon / Ronja / Wanamziki Si Wakora) Jambo Bwana youtube
  • Mama Africa (1983)
  • New Horizons (1985)
  • At the Carnivore (1987)
  • Going Places (1988)
  • Almost There (1989)
  • Where We Belong (1990)
  • Zilizopendwa 91 (1991)
  • Zilizopendwa 92 (1992) Unkula Huu (chakacha) youtube
  • Kazi Ni Kazi (1996) (Pongezi madereva wa matatu - youtube)
  • Ni Hiyo (1998)
  • Oh! Twalia]] (1998)
  • Jambo Bwana (1999)
  • Songs from Kenya (2000) (Jambo Bwana / Mushroom Soup / Wazee Wakumbuke / Wazee Wakatke / Zilizo Pendwa / Za Kale Zipo / Malaika / Wamsheba Wamsheba / Si Nguo / Kama Zamani / Hapo Kale)
  • Zilizopendwa 2000 (2000)
  • Uyoga (2004)

Viungo vya nje

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  1. ↑ Museke: Uyoga Archived 5 Desemba 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Uyoga - the Story". Ilihifadhiwa kwenye nyaraka kutoka chanzo mnamo 2009-01-23. Iliwekwa mnamo 2009-03-24.
  3. ↑ Kenya: Journey through a rhythm nation, BBC News World: Africa. 30 Agosti 1999.
  4. ↑ I Big Q Entertainment Unlimited Archived 23 Januari 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
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