Matata

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Years Active
1963 – present (62 years)
There are two bands that go by the name Matata: 1) Hard funky soul with an Afrobeat backbone from Matata,who arrived on the London scene (via Kenya)in the mid 70s! Matata leaned mightily on the JBs for their groove, and laid out a heavy, rock solid variation on JBs funk with an African percussion base of congas and bongos at the core. The horns take a more Afrobeat tack, too, with punchy blasts and solos peppering the numbers. 2) MATATA is a kenyan Music and Dance Artist group that consists of 5 members, Marcus Ojiambo, Ken Kimathi, Richie Mathu, Freddy Milanya and Festus Mwenda. Th… read more
There are two bands that go by the name Matata: 1) Hard funky soul with an Afrobeat backbone from Matata,who arrived on the London scene (via Kenya)in the mid 70s! Matata leaned mightily on the JBs for their groove, and laid out a heavy, rock solid variation on JBs funk with an African percus… read more
There are two bands that go by the name Matata: 1) Hard funky soul with an Afrobeat backbone from Matata,who arrived on the London scene (via Kenya)in the mid 70s! Matata leaned mightily on the JBs for their groove, and laid out a heavy, rock solid variation on JBs funk with an African percussion base of congas and bongos at the core. The horns take a more Afrobe… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 INAKUBALIKA INAKUBALIKA
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2 Play track Feelin' Funky Wanna Do My Thing
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3 Oversized T-shirt Oversized T-shirt
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4 Super Morio Siko Fiti
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5 Not Today Not Today
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6 Tulia Nikupange Tulia Nikupange
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7 TIKI TAKO TIKI TAKO
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8 Chini Chini - Single Chini Chini
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9 A MINUTE A MINUTE
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10 Uhh Uhh Uhh Uhh
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Albums

  1. 33,645 listeners

    1 Jan 1994 · 13 tracks

    Feelin' Funky
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    Super Morio
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