i didn t know much about copyright ownership, we were just happy to have our music recorded and so many people wanted to do cover versions of it. most kenyan say this is the song not for us kenyans. but they are proud of it that at least it has given some kind of identity to kenya. any canyon that goes overseas,, you know the song? they start singing the song. so that is a big bonus for us. thank you. 0n the enduring appeal ofjambo bwana. this song put canyon on the map.
cover versions of it. most kenyans say, ah, this is a song for the mzungu, not for us kenyans, you know? but they are proud of it, that at least it s given some kind of identity to kenya, you know? any kenyan who goes overseas, they will always ask you, ah, you know the song jambo jambo? they start singing this song, you know? so that s a big honour for us. he plays jambo bwana. applause. he chuckles. thank you. billy sarro harrison and teddy kalanda harrison on the enduring appeal ofjambo bwana. this song put kenya on the map and its hook hakuna matata even made it into the lion king. that s all from this special edition of witness history, coming to you from the national museum, here in nairobi, kenya. we ll be back next month with a collection of first hand accounts of extraordinary
largest refugee camp and now. kenya wants to close it down. will they be forced to leave? many of them have never been anywhere else. where will i go back to? we neither kenyans, cos they are telling us we are refugees, we are neither the somalis, because we have been brought up in kenya. so, we are caught in between. that was zamzam abdi gelle. and finally, a0 years ago here in kenya, tourism was booming, with visitors coming for the wildlife as well as its beautiful beaches. our next witnesses were earning a living playing music at hotels when they were inspired to write a song which went on to become a global hit. this is the story ofjambo bwana. #jambo, jambo bwana. # habari gani. # mzuri sana. # wageni, wakaribishwa. .. # kenya yetu hakuna matata.
any kenyan who goes overseas, they will always ask you, ah, you know the song jambo jambo? they start singing this song, you know? so that s a big honour for us. he plays jambo bwana. applause. he chuckles. thank you. billy sarro harrison and teddy kalanda harrison on the enduring appeal ofjambo bwana. this song put kenya on the map and its hook hakuna matata even made it into the lion king. that s all from this special edition of witness history, coming to you from the national museum, here in nairobi, kenya. we ll be back next month with a collection of first hand accounts of extraordinary women in history. but, for now, from me and the rest of the witness history crew, it s kwaheri, goodbye.