Bonga Wanga

Bonga Wanga
Studio album by Toshinobu Kubota
Released July 15, 1990
Recorded 1989-1990
Genre R&B, old skool, african, Go go, reggae fusion
Length 64:24
Label Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Producer Hitoshi Ishitani (exex. producer), Yasohachi Itoh (exec. producer), Toshinobu Kubota
Toshinobu Kubota chronology

The Baddest
(1989)		 Bonga Wanga
(1990)		 Kiss My Thang: Toshinobu Kubota's Selection
(1990)
Singles from Bonga Wanga
  1. "Be Wanabee / Mama Udongo (Mabuta No Naka Ni)"
    Released: October 1, 1990
  2. "Dai Bora Of Life"
    Released: 1990

Bonga Wanga is the fourth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on July 15, 1990. Under the label, Kubota released his first single, "Be Wanabee" in October 1990, followed by "Mama Udongo" in March 1991. The lead single "Be Wanabee" charted at number 16 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart. "Bonga Wanga" became Kubota's first album to peak number one on the Oricon Albums chart.[1] The album also became certified million.[2] It should also be noted that album contains several English lyrics.

In 1991, Kubota went on the Bonga Wanga Tour. In July 1991, Kubota release his concert videotape/DVD "Bonga Wonga Spring Tour 1991".[3][4]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Feel so real"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 1:46
2. "Dai Bora Of Life (Large Mullet of Life)"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 4:37
3. "Tell me why (Kono Koi No Yukue) (Tell Me Why (Whereabouts of This Love))"  Brother TomToshinobu Kubota 5:49
4. "Mama Udongo (Mabuta No Naka Ni) (Mama Udongo (In Eyelid))"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 6:33
5. "Be Wanabee"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 5:24
6. "Bonga Wanga (featuring Lynn Davis)"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 1:56
7. "Shoot the Hoop!"  Toshinobu KubotaYoichiro Kakizaki 4:39
8. "Love Under the Moon"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 6:12
9. "Something's Comin' On"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 2:51
10. "Mixed Nuts"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 6:30
11. "Yasou (Virtual Night)"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 6:57
12. "No More Rain"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 4:20
13. "Kimi Ni Aitai (Want to Meet You)"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 4:52
14. "Bonga Wanga (Reprise) (featuring Lynn Davis)"  Toshinobu KubotaToshinobu Kubota 2:05
Total length:
 64:24

Personnel

Charts

Oricon Sales Chart

Release Chart Peak position Sales total
July 15, 1990 Oricon Weekly Chart[1] 1 1,000,000+
Oricon Yearly Album Chart 8

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Toshinobu KubotaのCDアルバムランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ↑ Toshi Kubota Overview. All Music Guide. Retrieved on August 5, 2012
  3. ↑ FUNKY LIVE PERFORMANCE 5 日本一のBONGA WANGA男’s TOUR’91 完全収録盤 [DVD]. Amazon Japan. Retrieved on September 24, 2012
  4. ↑ http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&ima=2310&associate=SMO&cd=SRBL-1101