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Thread #94594   Message #1838345
Posted By: GUEST,Simon Cooper
19-Sep-06 - 11:32 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Kilimanjaro Road
Subject: RE: Origins: Kilimanjaro Road
The Pangani River rises near Kilimanjaro and flows south east to the sea just south of Tanga in Tanzania and I would suggest that Heroosha in the song refers to Arusha. I am not sure where Kimwezi is.

Given the reference to pack horses and African porters, could this song date back to the first world war when the British Army fought the Germans around the Kilimanjaro area?