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A Swinging Safari – Shangaans

Jungle Drums – The Shangaans

‘A Swinging Safari’ was actually written by and made famous by a German chap called Bert Kaempfert who, along with his orchestra, created a ‘African’ sound that found favour in Europe and elsewhere. He also recorded other ‘African’ songs like ‘Wimoweh ‘ (aka ‘The Lion Sleeps Tonight’), ‘Zambezi’ and ‘Skokiaan’.

‘A Swinging Safari’ is immediately recognisable and some…