Jambo (East Africa) / c. 1958
Corporate background:
Label scan courtesy of UK music researcher
and collector Bill Dean-Myatt, who notes: “Lot of Arabic and some
Hindustani language items among the African language
items.”
The word ‘Jambo’ is likely
drawn from the root word ‘Jamboree,’ meaning a
‘festive regional folk musical gathering’
(Wikipedia).
Design: A lively
image, which loses some of its impact because of the equal hue
of the red and gold colour combination.
The lettering splays outward as if from the
rays of the rising sun, which is represented by the solid
semicircle above the spindle hole.