Song · Angelique Kidjo
“Wombo Lombo” by Angelique Kidjo
From the album Fifa (1996)
“Wombo Lombo” by Angelique Kidjo appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1996. It was first released in 1996 on the album Fifa. Its best result is #64 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #244 alternative song of 1996.
"Wombo Lombo" comes from Fifa, Angélique Kidjo's 1996 album, and Kidjo wrote it with Jean Hébrail, who produced the track and had a hand in recording it too. The credits read like a big-band roll call: Snake Davis on saxophone, Dennis Rollins on trombone and John Thirkell on trumpet make up the horns, Lester Mendez plays keyboards and David Fall drums, and eight backing singers, Busi Mhlongo, Jabu Khanyile and Joniece Jamison among them, crowd in behind, with Ray Lema adding more vocals on top. Keith Cohen mixed it and Jumbo Vanrenen served as executive producer.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1996 | 100 |
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