{"id":544,"date":"2025-08-27T18:51:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicfromeastafrica.com\/promo\/?p=544"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:20:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:20:33","slug":"music5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicfromeastafrica.com\/promo\/music\/music5\/","title":{"rendered":"4 The Mzinga (EP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=1034492871\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/minimal=true\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/4themzinga.bandcamp.com\/album\/shamba-boy\">Shamba Boy by 4 The Mzinga<\/a><\/iframe><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>In most of East Africa, the word Shamba Boy is used to refer to the male work-hand or gardener or caretaker employed to maintain the homestead. 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Malimbo expresses his frustrations at the discriminations that Shamba \u201cboys\u201d have to endure in this hypnotic Giriama Style Downtempo Organic track from the Music From East Africa project, and remixed by Sidney Simila.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"4 The Mzinga - Shamba Boy (Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uzxDNTWqkog?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shamba Boy by 4 The 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