- Jambo (song)
Jambo is the official song of the
21st World Scout Jamboree . It was sung by The Adventure (comprising Explorer Scouts Pete, Lucie, Nick and Caz) with support vocals provided by Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from around the UK. It was written by Al Steele and Nigel Hart. It was released in the UK onJuly 2 ,2007 , and charted at #91 on theUK Singles Chart .Track listing
# Jambo - Original Version
# Jambo - The Krys Randle Remix
# Jambo - The French Version
# One World, One Promise
# Jambo - The Karaoke VersionThe single also included the official Jambo video.
See also
"Jambo!Hello!It's a world scout jamboreeA hundred years to dateLet's all celebrateOne WorldOne Promise"
This is a short excerpt of the lyrics that could be heard around Hylands Park throughout the duration of the event. Scouts often informally chanted it while walking around the site, or during organised events.
It also played at 10pm every night on the Jamboree radio station, Promise FM.
The song was a controversial one, with mixed views amongst the Jamboree community. When it was sung at the opening night concert, many people complained about the 'poor quality' of the song.
To a large extent the song was somewhat an anti-climax, after claims that with the help of the Scouting movement, the song could reach number one in the UK singles chart. Howevere, if every participant at the Jamboree had purchased a copy, it could have made it into the top 40 and could therefore have received national airplay on BBC Radio 1.
A group of scouts in Iceland also did their own version of the song. The lyrics were at first a direct translation of the English version but the group changed it a bit with the help of others to make it more humourous. The lead vocals were sung by Jóhann Auðunn Þorsteinsson and Eygló Höskuldardóttir.
External links
* [http://www.jamboreesong.com Jambo - official site]
* [http://www.the-adventure.org The Adventure]
* [http://1stbritanniascoutgroup.org/jambosongVIDEO Live video of Jambo song]
* [http://eng.thejamboree.org/resources/?g2_itemId=4175 Jambo Resources] (sheet music, lyrics, acoustic versions)
* [http://www.thejamboree.org 21st World Scout Jamboree]References
* [http://www.jamboreesong.com Jambo - Official Site]
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