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One question: why did not Bill Kaley entile his rendition of the said tune as "Zimbabwean"? That's the question, indeed! [[User:81.244.38.179|81.244.38.179]] 16:09, 28 May 2006 (UTC) |
One question: why did not Bill Kaley entile his rendition of the said tune as "Zimbabwean"? That's the question, indeed! [[User:81.244.38.179|81.244.38.179]] 16:09, 28 May 2006 (UTC) |
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: Because the song was known in the US as Skokiaan from the many previous hit versions! It doesn't get any simpler than that. [[User:23skidoo|23skidoo]] 16:35, 28 May 2006 (UTC) |
: Because the song was known in the US as Skokiaan from the many previous hit versions! It doesn't get any simpler than that. [[User:23skidoo|23skidoo]] 16:35, 28 May 2006 (UTC) |
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I don't get the think about "only vocal version to chart in the U.S." I'm aware of a vocal version by Louis Armstrong. Was the version by Louis Armstrong which reached #29 not vocal? |
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Revision as of 23:28, 12 July 2006
"Skokiana " ; "Sikokiyana" ; "Mahewu": originally a marimaba solo recorded by August (Machon) Msarurgwa Sky in Southern Rhodesia back in 1952. One question: why did not Bill Kaley entile his rendition of the said tune as "Zimbabwean"? That's the question, indeed! 81.244.38.179 16:09, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
- Because the song was known in the US as Skokiaan from the many previous hit versions! It doesn't get any simpler than that. 23skidoo 16:35, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
I don't get the think about "only vocal version to chart in the U.S." I'm aware of a vocal version by Louis Armstrong. Was the version by Louis Armstrong which reached #29 not vocal?