On 30 September 2010 18:44, Tony de Sa <[email protected]> wrote: > I can think of a few guys like Gabe, Mervyn and Elsie Maciel, Mervyn Lobo > and a few others who will remember this song from the sound track of the > movie "West of Zanzibar" circa 1954 with nostalgia. > > Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1OJ0gwYXZ8 > > Write up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_of_Zanzibar_%281954_film%29 > > Lyrics: http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/w/westofzanzibar.shtml > > Enjoy. > -- > > Tony de Sa. tonydesa at gmail dot com > > ^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v^v > RESPONSE: Yes first time I am hearing it since I was a toddler, West of Zanzibar would be between Tanga in the North and Dar es Salaam in the South. (Gate of peace literally, probably safe port). Mervyn would not have known this number was it was way before his time!
It was played on the radio for perhaps one or two years - we had no T.V. then in Nairobi. -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
