Jambo (2)

East African (Kenyan) label founded in 1948 by East African Sound Studios Ltd., the first entirely local record company in East Africa. Recordings were made in Nairobi, Kenya, but also in Dar es Salaam and Kampala. Initially, shellacs were pressed in London, England, but then shipped back to East Africa. By 1950, the Jambo label had issued 210 records. In 1952, it was renamed as East African Records Ltd.