Culture Musical Club & Bi Kidude - Muhogo wa Jang’ombe - AFH188

Performance - 28 June 2009 Chorus: Muhogo wa jang’ombe (The cassava of jang’ombe), Sijauramba mwiko (I didn’t leak the cooking spoon), Usitukane wakunga (don’t abuse the nurses), Na uzazi ungalipo (you still have a womb). Verse 1: Ya nini kutoka damu (why do you bleed), Kwa jambo lisilokuwa (for something that wont happen), Utahadhari na mwiko (give a warning to the cooking spoon), Wakati wa kupakua (when serving), Ukitaraji makoko (if you expect the crust), Chungu utakitoboa (you will perforate the pot). Verse 2: Kamfunge kamfunge (go tie him go tie him) Beberu wa athumani (Athumani’s He-goat) Umfunge Umfunge (tie him, tie him) Pahala panapo jani (where there is grass) Endaye tezi na omo ( He who goes front and back of the ship) Marejeo ngamani (will come to the centre of the ship). Arab melodies from Zanzibar with the queen of Taarab, the 93 year old Bi Kidude Founded in 1958, the Culture Musical Club is Zanzibar’s premier taarab club.