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Fadhili and the Jambo Boys Band recorded a number of songs with East African Records between 1959 and 1962 . The other band members were Harrison William , Joseph Nazareth , Mumba Charo (Fadhili's brother), Nahshon Gandani , Samuel Lefondo and Sheila Monroe . Equator Sound Studios, under direction from Worrod at that point, marketed and produced Fadhili's world-famous Swahili love-ballad, '' Malaika '', after Worrod realised that the original poorly-recorded ''Malaika'' could have international appeal. ''Malaika'' had initially been recorded by Jambo Boys, with Konde serving as the Studio Engineer . Worrod, the man who created the " African Twist " and would have guided many more of the country’s Musician s and Songwriter s to international fame, left Kenya in 1974 because the law barred him from engaging in the recording Business unless he was a Citizen . When he left, the recording and promotion of music in Kenya was thrown into disarray. After a while, Fadhili too left, for the USA , where he lived for 15 years. NEW EQUATOR RECORDS In 2006 a new record label was founded by members of the band Islands , which is also called Equator Records. It is also known as Equator Music . This new label is based in Montreal , and has two releases so far, Islands' Return To The Sea and The Lovely Feathers debut album "Hind Hind Legs". There is no connection between the two labels. SEE ALSO |
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