Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { <http://dbpedia.org/resource/Simba_Wanyika> ?p ?o }
Showing triples 1 to 58 of
58
with 100 triples per page.
- Simba_Wanyika abstract "Simba Wanyika was a Kenyan based band created in 1971 by Tanzanian brothers Wilson Kinyonga and George Kinyonga, and disbanded in 1994. Simba Wanyika and its two offshoots, Les Wanyika and Super Wanyika Stars, became some of the most popular bands in Kenya. Their guitar-driven sound, inspired by the Soukous guitarist Dr. Nico, combined highly melodic rumba with lyrics sung in Swahili. Simba wa nyika means \"Lions of the Savannah\" in Swahili. Wilson Kinyonga and George Kinyonga began as musicians in their hometown Tanga in Tanzania when they joined Jamhuri Jazz Band in 1966. They moved to Arusha in 1970 and formed Arusha Jazz with their other brother, William Kinyonga. During this period, musicians could travel freely between Kenya and Tanzania, and Kenyan popular music became heavily influenced by Tanzanian rumba musicians. In 1971 the Kinyonga brothers moved to Kenya and created Simba Wanyika. The band played at nightclubs and bars in the Nairobi area, and developed an enthusiastic following, and by the mid 1970s, they were well known throughout Kenya, thanks to hits like \"Mwongele\" and \"Wana Wanyika\". They had a harder sound than most rumba bands and were almost unchallenged in that area in Kenya due to the closing of the Tanzanian border in 1977. The restrictions enforced on the Kenya-Tanzania border consequently led to the divergence of Kenyan popular music towards the emerging benga music. Simba Wanyika continued playing rumba, and was still quite popular when the band split in the late 1970s when rhythm guitarist Omar Shabani (commonly referred to as Professor Omar Shabani) took many of the band's musicians and forming Les Wanyika. In 1980, George Kinyonga also quit Simba Wanyika, taking more musicians with him to form Orchestra Jobiso. He eventually rejoined Simba Wanyika while still working with Jobiso on side projects. Simba Wanyika later changed their name to \"Simba Wanyika Original\" to prevent confusion with Les Wanyika and its splinter group, Super Wanyika Stars. Simba Wanyika regained its popularity in the mid 1980s, releasing many hits and touring Europe in 1989. The disbanded in 1994, but several offshoots of the band still continue to play.".
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageExternalLink LES%20WANYIKA.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageExternalLink omari_shabani_widow_to_mark_12_years_since_death_of_sina_makosa_composer-t1423.0.html.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageExternalLink Simba%20Wanyika.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageID "177260".
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageLength "3236".
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageOutDegree "28".
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageRevisionID "684084128".
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Arusha.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Arusha_Jazz.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Benga_music.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Category:1971_establishments_in_Kenya.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Category:Kenyan_musical_groups.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Category:Musical_groups_established_in_1971.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Category:Soukous_groups.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Category:Tanzanian_musical_groups.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Congolese_rumba.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink George_Kinyonga.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Jamhuri_Jazz_Band.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Kenya.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Les_Wanyika.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Wanyika_bands.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Music_of_Kenya.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Music_of_Tanzania.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Nico_Kasanda.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Orchestra_Jobiso.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Soukous.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Super_Wanyika_Stars.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Swahili_language.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Tanga,_Tanzania.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Tanzania.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink The_Rough_Guide_to_the_Music_of_Kenya_and_Tanzania.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink Wilson_Kinyonga.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLink World_Music_Network.
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageWikiLinkText "Simba Wanyika".
- Simba_Wanyika wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Authority_control.
- Simba_Wanyika subject Category:1971_establishments_in_Kenya.
- Simba_Wanyika subject Category:Kenyan_musical_groups.
- Simba_Wanyika subject Category:Musical_groups_established_in_1971.
- Simba_Wanyika subject Category:Soukous_groups.
- Simba_Wanyika subject Category:Tanzanian_musical_groups.
- Simba_Wanyika hypernym Kenyan.
- Simba_Wanyika type Group.
- Simba_Wanyika type Organisation.
- Simba_Wanyika type Person.
- Simba_Wanyika type Group.
- Simba_Wanyika type Organisation.
- Simba_Wanyika type Organization.
- Simba_Wanyika type Organization.
- Simba_Wanyika type Thing.
- Simba_Wanyika comment "Simba Wanyika was a Kenyan based band created in 1971 by Tanzanian brothers Wilson Kinyonga and George Kinyonga, and disbanded in 1994. Simba Wanyika and its two offshoots, Les Wanyika and Super Wanyika Stars, became some of the most popular bands in Kenya. Their guitar-driven sound, inspired by the Soukous guitarist Dr. Nico, combined highly melodic rumba with lyrics sung in Swahili. Simba wa nyika means \"Lions of the Savannah\" in Swahili.".
- Simba_Wanyika label "Simba Wanyika".
- Simba_Wanyika sameAs Q11054937.
- Simba_Wanyika sameAs m.01w5sfm.
- Simba_Wanyika sameAs Simba_Wanyika.
- Simba_Wanyika sameAs Q11054937.
- Simba_Wanyika wasDerivedFrom Simba_Wanyika?oldid=684084128.
- Simba_Wanyika isPrimaryTopicOf Simba_Wanyika.