Bonga Wanga

Bonga Wanga
Studio album by
Toshinobu Kubota
ReleasedJuly 15, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
GenreR&B, old skool, African, go-go, reggae fusion
Length64:24
LabelSony Music Entertainment Japan
ProducerHitoshi 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] 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]

  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. ^ "SonyMusicShop".