Orchestra Super Mazembe - Shauri Yako (LP)

[dayega1]

Too sad that PP Mwai wa Githinji is deceased, i wonder when ? this happened.....

[jhnchoma]

the best of mazembe one of those immortal african classics

[tortysites89]

"Shauri Yako" de Orchestra Super Mazembe. Desde Kenya.

[Fatheroftheghetto]

wonderful song,if love is criminal go back to the history

[dayega1]

Wapi P.P Mwai wa Githinji and his program Yaliomo.....Cheers jaaw99

[ngunjigu]

Sauti ya Ngwash Ntimbo, wish I could meet them.

[ntekig2010]

...ni wimbo muzuri sana sichoki kuusikiliza....what a good song i am never fed up listeningto it!

[nfubn54581]

Its an all time African great. I remember the song as a small boy in Zimbabwe. Thanks for the translation

[twista1979]

timeless classic. remember it growin up even though i dont understand what being said.

[gethipe]

everytime i hear the song I proudly feel african,beautifully organised let us be proud of our africanism,Peace in Africa

[henson001]

I discovered this wonderful song on a compilation of mainly Kenyan songs many years ago. This and BWANA NIPE PESA are immortal classics.

[kulsanders]

3 people lost their minds and disliked this song!!!

[kulsanders]

love this one.pure music and very rich. wat happened to music nowdays? I guess its eaten up by technology.people now make music from computer.Urghh!!!

[dougnham]

Anyone out there with any of The Great Sounds Band songs from Zimbabwe then Rhodesia please upload- remember 'Coni mudiwa wangu.'

[dougnham]

This song performed LIVE at Zimbabwe Independence Day in 1980 at Rufaro Stadium by Les Wanyika or Mangelepa on Bob Marleys PA system and went on to be a very big hit for the next 4-5 years in Zimbabwe. Great Song!!!!!

[nyarbondo1]

yeah memories are made of these its coming back full circle

[zuluman2008]

@nyarbondo1 yeah man i remember the song .".koni mudiwa wangu" i was a toddler then..what a hit...

[broSparky]

I LOVE THIS SONG and SINA MAKOSA , which are my mom's favorite songs. We used to play this song (vinyl from my mom's portable radio) for a few christmases in the mid to late 80s in the country. Lots of happy memories. I LOVE YOU MARGARET, I miss Zimbabwe and Garanyemba, Gwanda, all my cousins now here in Canada, Dubai and SA. Remember those times guys?

[msomali1]

Inanikumbusha wakati mzuri katika maisha yangu

@Saidi(Bielefeld)

[Espenji]

SHAURI YAKO! siuwi mtu JUU yako. I love the way the guy says zambi instead of dhambi.

[KevinHeaven9]

is there any pure instrumental music like this out there? I mean, I like this song, but I get a lot more out of the music than the vocals.

[zuluman2008]

@KevinHeaven9 i wolud wish to get the instrumental version too if ever it does exist..

[KevinHeaven9]

@zuluman2008 could you recommend me any purely instrumental African music like this?

[umooja12]

@KevinHeaven9 u may appreciate Vieux Farka Touré - Diaraby Magni (2010 FIFA World Cup™ Kick-off Concert)

[csn3489]

SUCH WONDERFULL MEMORIES IT BRINGS  YET SOUNDS AS THOUGH FRESH FROM THE RECORDING STUDIOS.THANX JAAW MAN GOD BLESS. REMINDS OF LATE BROTHER. MAN ABOUT TOWN SIAKALI MUYANDI

[KevinHeaven9]

dat tone...

[afterjackal]

I cannot stop listening to this song so much that my wides getting annoyed with it now. Takes me back to Zimbabwe when I was just a boy dancing to this song whilst covered with dust. I also kissed my first girl to this song who was a Congolese exchange student at my school. Permanently burntninto my memory, and my heart.

[mungwana225]

Nostalgia!



[MsManders80]

This has been a favourite song since I was a little girl....I lived in West Africa....and everytime I hear it...brings me back....LOVE IT!!!!

[wamwaneriri]

asante jaaw99. nakumbuka utoto wangu

[OwinoJulius]

Reminds me of the Tanzanian forces that helped overthrow Idd Amins gov't.

[31209187]

aaaw my father's favourite song....miss you dad, RIP, thanks for giving us a briliant childhood!

[wanjiku21]

Good for you. enjoying it a year later!

[sejerian]

perfecto, reminds me of KBC, i miss those days, lovely memories. You cannot buy real love. Wuod kaluo in kanye. AHERI, Jah bless.

[airbrushedhottie]

When Congo met Kenya. Go Zaire!

And yes. It is your fault.

[bobwhiskie]

This is what will remain 4 generations, i love it 2 the bones, am dancing to the tunes.

[bobwhiskie]

This is what will remain 4 generations, i love it 2 the bones, am dancing to the tunes 

[bobwhiskie]

this what can never wither, i love it to the bone,

[PapaBahia]

The real Shauri Yako is by Nguashi N'timbo and is the best

[hoza123t]

when i first heard this song i was just a lad growing up in zimbabwe . this is africa at it's best . the song will never grow old . classic .

[afansi]

Actually the real Shauri Yako was performed by Festival Orchestre du Zaire.

Their version was also far superior.

Hope to hear their version online someday - or news of litigation against these thieves.

[gazawire]

@starofesther This is a poor man telling his girlfriend to love him the way he is. He says he can't do underhand deals to impress her; and advises her to ship out if she can't cope with him.

[tambawoga]

MAIWE ZVANGU INI!!!!!!!! THIS SONG YANDIPEDZA MAFUTA...MUCH LOVE FROM ZIMBABWE.....

[erikmamai]

east african classic definitely am a kenyan and i love it

[nfubn54581]

enjoyed it in Zimbbwe even if we didn't know what they are saying. I was a small boy then

[joshia407]

East -AFRICA COMING LIVE !

[ZhingZhong1]

Reminds me of my time in Nairobi, Kenya!

[frankl2]

This is one of my all time favorites from anywhere. It reminds me of my two years in Dar Es Salaam (1975-1977). I play this song over and over and over. Just this past summer when I was stuck in the airport in London for 4 days I shared this song with a fellow traveler. He was from Kenya and told me that it brought back memories for him also and that was also one of his favorites.

[Jarawilla]

Please credit the original of this song to the band FESTIVAL DU ZAIRE! Was composed by Nguashi Mwana Ntimbo and co-sang with Zele wa Kabamba in the then Nairobi based Festival du Zaire! This version of Mazembe is a cover; a good one at that, and incidentally even more famous than the original!

[yusufkigs]

Definetely East African classic. No questions. These guys were based in Nairobi back in those days and would rock all of E Africa with their hits. Remember Les Mangelepa? Nairobi those days was the place to be. Sorry its gone down so badly these days. Like those cowboy towns from the Westerns. Lawless gunmen roaming the streets. Shooting everything in their path. You wouldn't catch me dead in Nairobi. My 2 cents.

[gotacoli]

miraegye, am East African, and if you ask me, i will definately confirm to you that this is as east african as it is an African clasic.

[babakei1]

My best song nilipokuwa kinder.....!!

[mandlovu]

oh how i miss my dad and my aunt Agnes!

[MrPhilKip]

Ajabu gani haya bwana Mwai?!!! What was the name of that radio program?

[in4paulo]

Tabia yako na yangu haisikilizani!!! lol. classic wisdom/insight from oldskool (1980s).

[7jack7]

Ya know... ya gotta feel real sorry fer the three people who don't like this song

They must really be in a world of hurt

I can't imagine what it must be like to not like this song

That is just sad

[chrislogus]

african classic it is

[ckaggs]

Memories growing up. Old KBC radio Kenya. Enjoying it all the from Boston Massachusetts........

[Kanwerre]

nice

[simsimer1]

sasa kaleta mpaka ile miradi ya mkunjo.

[nyotawarehema]

this reminds me wen i was in my sixth grade at home near shauri yako estate in eldoret in the 80's.sweet home sweet.thank uuuuuu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tindikai]

love this song and the meaning. For the person who let us know what the song is about, thanks

[ivebeenthere1]

love this...reminds me of King Sunny Ade......thanks for sharing

& thank you Chuck also :--)

[franklindavid]

This was originaly peformed by Nguashi Ntimbo as I remember,

but Super Mazembe brought out the best in it to make it a classic,. their music is considered as one of the golden era of Kenyan Lingala music, Nice rhythm to the music.

[chkjns]

It makes me cry to see so many hearts touched so deeply by this music ! ! ! I must know the year this was released. 1981? My channel is the music of the world - we are all brothers. 500 playlists, 111 of them are the music of each year since 1900. I put this on 1981 now unless someone tells me different.

I am in Arizona & learned of this song from my newest subscriber in Switzerland ! ! ! I invite you to visit my channel & share African music when you know the release year so I can include it!

[4eva68]

@chkjns

Thanks for sharing this with me Chuck i need to research the origin.

Much appreciation-

...and Thanks for posting.

;0)

[Murambiwa01]

Classical - That's why this was voted the African Song of the 20th Century.

[adji243]

la vraie version , c est celle de tabu ley ou de super mazembe ?

[MrNass2000]

Kwa kweli huyu Fatu alikuwa balaa na hatari sababu alikuwa anataka vya hali juu na hajui namna gani pesa inavyopatikana lakini tusimlaumu sana wengine hawajapata tabu ndio maana hawajui nini au tabu ni kitu gani......

[26bensog]

nice song mapenzi siku hizi ni pesa

[Pipsniq]

This is a very nice song, Growing up Memories i remember around 1980's, my dad used to play this music, but can someone translate what this song mean?

[stegemanoracle]

@Pipsniq The singer is singing to his wife, who apparently doesn't love him, but just wants him for his money and buying nice clothing and things. In the chorus he sings about how he cannot kill for love because it's a sin against God, so she should just go and leave him alone forever. That's the gist of it.

[voltbiznes]

@stegemanoracle THANX FOR TRANS I WAS MARRIED TO ONE SHE IS STILL TAKING MY MONEY STILL GOD BLESS HER

[muchoni]

tabitaeguangs i am sorry to say i dont agree with u most africans i know are very proud of their heritage as africans i am from the southern region of africa never the less do i think iam more proud than my fellow brothers and sister from all other african region

[tabitaeguangs]

I'm from west Africa but I have this remark to make about east Africans:they know how to hold on to being African and this is what gives Africa the threshold of a long history.i'm really proud to be an african.

This song is heavenly and has unmeasurable values.

Shauri yako Africa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tabitaeguangs]

I'm from west Africa but I have this remark to make about East Africans :they know how to hold on to being African and this is what makes Africa have a threshold of a long standing history.

This song is heavenly and reflects unmeasurable values.

Shauri Yako Africa!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrSinafungu]

jaaw99; tuwekee na ile original yake ya festival du zaire. kisha kuna ike ya orch mosi mosi inayoijibu hii ya mazemze wenyewe unaitwa SHAURI YAKE.

[marylynnpage]

please please ngali

[hafight]

Were can i find a mp3 for download? I need to have this in my collection

[hafight]

I am very happy to find this song after so long searching.I have being living nearly arusha about 20 years ago and every Saterday we went to town (Arusha) for outing with the bus and they were playing this song every time.

[tulaeve]

This brings memories of easter, and christmas. Kila mtu nyumbani, fathers drinking, and laughing, mothers cooking, and laughing, children running, and laughing. Memories are made of such simple things.

[snapnat90]

How can we forget such a love sweet classic song, I say those were the good old days with good music, love was in the air, and less to worry.

[uuamak]

awesome song especially the insturments

[7jack7]

greatest song ever out of africa

[rubenhuben1]

i'm from nigeria and i only knew mbila bel's version of this music but i must admit this is way better. african music rules

[LUK0BA]

@rubenhuben1 This song was voted song of the 19th century on BBC World service Africa. I was surprised then after meeting a couple of Nigerians in the west now I understand why, they also associate it with M'bilia Bel.

[syrius2230]

memories, beautiful memories, thank you!

[makthewrathchild]

Was this by Orchestra band or Les Wanyilka? please clarify wananchi zangu.

[2000S3000E]

Good music like this is timeless. Thanks for sharing.

[oleleen]

It reminds me of them days when music was music and had meaning, Ntimbo Ngwashi Yes,

[kachboful]

Lovin this music..Missing sweet kenya, Asante sana frm holland

[moomoomoomzq]

Mimi ndoto ya Afrika.....

[MrMothusiT]

Makwange, to say it's an East African classic probably doesn't do it justice. i'd say this is an African classic! I'm enjoying it all the way from Botswana! God bless you all.

[tinatendi]

@MrMothusiT u r rt my bro, an beautiful African classic indeed!

[miraegye]

@MrMothusiT Its first congolese then african classic but definetely not an eastern african classic. But lets just enjoy it. Peace..

[HeshimaJameni]

Does the name NGUASHI NTIMBO ring a bell? Yes, he was the composer and singer of this classic hit. He was very surprised by the way this song took East Africa by storm beyond his own imagination!

[marciadickson]

NICE hit city days never for get!!!!

[Kijana0219]

....and I dropped the voice down to do the "Shauri yako, shauri yako we". Forget sounding...This feels so so so so good...Memories of Nairobi son setting with Mzee and his chronies nyonyaring johana mtembezi with random roasted wanyamas

[mandlovu]

Shauri yako..shauri yako wee..

[mandlovu]

Reminds me of 1986 at Aunty Aggies place - dancing on the lush green grass, Daddy enjoying his evening with his sisters amd we the kids just running around having the time of our lives! What i would give to get back to that time. When Zimbabwe was still a haven...

[Segeju]

Ngong Hills Hotel Nairobi, relaxing on Sunday afternoon by the swimming pool in 1996 listening to Shauri Yako while waiting for the house band Malembe Stars to start their show!

Wazee hukumbuka kweli.

[Makwange]

Truly an East African classic.

[deedza]

song been on repaeat for over 4 hrs..took me so far back...so far backwith the elderly, with those that have passed on, and those that are still here with us. Words cant not descibe how I feel especially playing this around the festive season.

[rachuonyo]

Them days mates , muziki mos mos .Very nostalgic and still absolutely refreshing.

[kadutu]

this what music meant to be not the trash we all listen to from the ndombolo generation.

[KIPLETING]

eh sheryshery wach  hiyo hunakumbuka YALIYOmo lol

[MsSheryshery]

Wakenya mwakumbuka...JE HUU NI UNGWANA??? the you all know what I mean..

[jakakwaro]

This is the real Shauri Yako by Super Mazembe

[muzikifan]

@jakakwaro what do you mean by "real"? The Original is by Nguashi Ntimbo and Festival du Zaire from 1982, and that is the best version

[barbzana]

@muzikifan

You are so right. I have been desperately looking for the Festival du Zaire version of this song...tt was indeed the best, but i have totally failed. I had it on a tape which I lost. Anybody with this version. If U do, just listen to the instruments towards the end of the song and you will be amazed by the difference and superior quality

[muzikifan]

@barbzana OK I just posted it for you

[muzikifan]

@jakakwaro The "REAL" Shauri Yako is by Festival du Zaire; written by their singer Nguashi Ntimbo, i just posted it

[mungwana225]

This song makes me wanna cry. I feel like I'm reliving my childhood. Thanks alot for posting.

[lerato72]

Beautiful song sung with unique African style and rhythm. A true African classic

[colola1]

a wow song! i love swahili songs in general!

[243alexandra]

si vous comprenez bien swahili dansez votre rhumba a la zairoise aLubumbashi a AU GRAND KASAI a KISASA LIPOPO

[phil38female]

TZ.... I am Ugandan and grew up in Tanzania with songs like this ..............love Supa Mazembe lotssssssssssssssssssssss

[brucegwa]

Thanks jaaw99. This song is a timeless legendary masterpiece.

[tjitjibua]

this song once rocked Botswana OMG

[243alexandra]

oyo version eza nde ya solo orginale biloko ya mbilia belle wana eza nango bien mais oyo eleki meme Tabu ley ata ayebi swahili te eza nzembo naye te ba embrouilleurs bo scotcher mbebo merci

[ukandkisumu]

wow.wot more do u need.shauri yako.i miss kisumu,kenya

[jefomi]

est-ce que Tabu ley et mbilia belle leur ont reconnu leur droits d'auteur?...un grand procès à l'horizon

[kukazana]

naivasha. 1981. dancing to this song. will never forget .wow long memories. this is cool.....niisha. kumbuka zamaani loo

[sinta36]

Thanks alot jaaw99 takes me far back

poa sana

[mutsongonono6]

thank u very much KENOMOLO for your explanation

[ritaroggs]

huu wimbo ni mnoma sana...reminds me the KBC days in the early 80s...my mam loved it.

[1Furaha2Patrick3Hare]

listening to this song is like a stroll down the memory lane

[chironyi]

thanks man for the meaning of this beautiful song.

[mutsongonono6]

love this song so much my uncle used to play it a lot when iwas a little girl in ZIM ZENGEZA 3 CAN ANYONE CARE TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS SONG MEAN. i would love to know

[jabuful]

this the best song, i am proud coz i can play the lead guitar for this song, wow!!!!!!!!!!, i am in Botswana, its touchin ma heart this song and i dont like playin it

[mindymccrity]

I'm Zimbabwean but i grew up on this song. When i was a little girl my older brothers would play this song over and over again everyday.

[serenanaser]

chaire de poule...whaou!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tha­nks.

[Isakais]

Jaaw99, do you have more super mazembe songs like EZANA, ISABELA, LOBOKO, AUMA, OUMA, NANA?

If you do please post them if you don't mind.

Thank a bunch for posting Shauri Yako!

[chironyi]

Im from Zim, truly speaking this is the best song on planet earth, it is the original african music full of excellent handiwork (guitar)with clear rythm not the computerised ones. I wish if pple out there could listen to this song. My father introduced me to this one and i never got my mind off this beat. Im realy drowned in it. Anyone who can translate it for me pliz???. Thank u for adding this unsurpassed true and original music. Love u guyz.

[Micahb2]

This is absolutely my No. 1 Desert Island song. I can make a good argument that this sound is the soundtrack to the afterlife. It encapsulates everything good about the Humans. Is this over the top? Not even close...

[Shizl1232]

I am 21 years old and I am proud to say i would listen to this anyday over the western crap being played on our waves today....... i really envy u lucky bunch that rhumbad to ths back in the day...

[ntswayibana]

In South Africa we missed out on a lot of this. Only discovered Super Mazembe this year :(

[KIPLETING]

amuga kabisae gladys erude na david arap maiyo,na omar salim manga miaka ya kimbia kweli miaka yetu miziki ilikuwa muziki let alone this crap wanita katapuka sijui hii sijui lile

[rasngonde]

Thanks to all the Kind hearts that are sharing these rich memories. Our youth should listen to this and be inspired to STOP making noise and copying western crap!!! Compose real MUSIC!

[OTIYAH]

jameni them days when we were still young and innocent, and kbc was still kbc and radios were still being covered by vitambas ili they dont get dirty whilst they were some brown colour already, lol. jamani za kale!!!!!!!!1

[limeclementine]

zaire meets kenya. cool.

[Macaane19]

Reminds those old days of hii ni sauti ya kenya na mtangazi wenu ni Amuga Kabisae. Is he still alive? Good old days of super mzembe.......

[Espenji]

Mnaendelea kuiskiliza KBC ikiwa sasa ni saa nne kasorobo... Super Mazembe wakikuletea Shauri Yako. Salamu zikiendela, Moses Nyongesa.... anatuma salamu kwa Zacharia Demfo na Anita Machinga wakiwa Dodoma...

[MrNass2000]

@Espenji We wacha mchezo unanikumbusha salam za mchana mwema

keep up east Africa yetu..

[ukindex07]

marvellous super super thank you!!!!

[69juninho]

This was released in Europe on a 12" on Earthworks Records in 1983. It's the first reference of this massive UK label (ET001)... but you guys got to check the B-side, it's called Pepepe and it's even better !!! Two pure floor fillers on one record. Check it out.

[patu258]

thank you thank you thank you thank you. triple thanx. Repping zimbabwe harare mufombi, this ya tune used to play 24/7 next door, where there used to run a shebeen,

Man , i seen real men leave their whole wallet because of this tune, like the song says, SHAURI YAKO!! Brrrp brrrp brrrp!!!!

[doskoulaa]

Is it the original shauri Yakoa?

[bhoza36]

The continent's anthem..... listen to this on a daily basis......running out of superlatives to desribe this song....

[7jack7]

I totally agree!

I never get tired of it!

[nduranu1996]

every time i hear it, it raises goose bums all over my body in sheer excitement. child hood memories in mombasa.

[Micahb2]

This song should be beamed into deep space as argument to not be invaded by the Aliens.

[paomeithehighpriest]

My God...wacha, this song rocks. I recall in Mskiti Nuru, Changamwe, Mombasa when I would hear the guitars calling me to dance my then 4 year old body...I didnt know what they were talking about...but I have found out and now I even love it more!!!!!----Africa stand up!!!! For real!!!!

[paomeithehighpriest]

I did...It was an highlight of my life.

[mwendapolee]

let somebody say africans dont have talents, MUNGU WANGU!!!!!

[7jack7]

Whoever said that didn't have no sense.

Believe me!

[thescarlettpimpernel]

zaire in kenya. sounds crazy but it's true.

[nouncount]

Love this song! Takes me back to Africa in an instant. My dad played it all the time. Classic!

MN, US

[legend618]

zilizopendwa is timeless....just listen to the guitar play its so smooth...asante sana

[butelezi00roman]

might be wrong but ma dayz this was intro before they played zilizopendwa.

[butelezi00roman]

oops I meant yaliyomo!!

[nduranu1996]

long live Africa!

[butelezi00roman]

say it again-proud to be mwafrika -where else do you find this classique music

[safarihatari99]

sasa ni saa sita kasoro ..mna burudika na kbc ..lol ..them days