Them Mushrooms is by now an institution in Kenyan popular music. The band s… Read Full Bio ↴Them Mushrooms is by now an institution in Kenyan popular music. The band started already in 1972, at that time with Osibisa and Black Blood as musical models. The founders were the Harrison brothers: Teddy Kalanda, John "Bishop" Katana, George Ziro and Billy Zarro. They have kept the band going ever since. First 12 years in the tourist hotels in Mombasa and then in Nairobi. As many other bands in East Africa they didn't own any instruments. They were dependent on hotel owners to provide instruments, a situation that very much restricts the freedom of bands in Africa. In 1976, however, Them Mushroom had managed to save enough money to buy their own set of instruments and become independent.
In 1981 Them Mushrooms issued their first album with CBS Kenya Records, named Mama Afrika after the title song, which was the first local reggae song recorded in East Africa. Their inspiration was Bob Marley. The album didn't sell very well. The general local audience was not ready for reggae at that time. The following years Mushrooms played mainly benga music from Western Kenya and chakacha from the coast and other local popular styles, but kept reggae as their secret love. In 1985 they introduced the style "reggae on benga", a fusion of reggae and benga which was a success. This beat has since been copied all over East and Central Africa. It is similar to soca from Trinidad or souk from the French Antilles.
In 1987 Them Mushrooms moved their headquarters to Nairobi playing at the Carnivore Restaurant. They also started to tour abroad and opened up their own recording studio "The Mushroom's Sound Lab" with John "Bishop" Katana Harrison (with dreadlocks on the photo above) as sound engineer and producer. This studio has been responsibel for a number of very successful releases with Them Mushrooms and other bands.
Like many other African musicians Them Mushrooms have been exploited. Teddy Kalanda Harrisons song Jambo Bwana has been an international hit recorded by Boney M and others, but Teddy never recieved any copyright money. Them Mushrooms have managed to learn their lesson and have gradually created their own production resources and record label. They are now in a position to indepentently direct their own activities. They are a postitive role model for other bands.
Today the lineup of Them Mushrooms is:
Henry Ndenge Saha drums and vocals, Freddy Awalla Onyango guitar and vocals, Dickson Owour Onyango trumpet and vocals, John Katana Harrison keyboards and vocals, Billy Sarro Harrison bass guitar and vocals, Teddy Kalanda Harrison tenor sax and vocals.
Dennis Kalume Harrison (R.I.P.) was a drummer in the earlier productions.
In 1981 Them Mushrooms issued their first album with CBS Kenya Records, named Mama Afrika after the title song, which was the first local reggae song recorded in East Africa. Their inspiration was Bob Marley. The album didn't sell very well. The general local audience was not ready for reggae at that time. The following years Mushrooms played mainly benga music from Western Kenya and chakacha from the coast and other local popular styles, but kept reggae as their secret love. In 1985 they introduced the style "reggae on benga", a fusion of reggae and benga which was a success. This beat has since been copied all over East and Central Africa. It is similar to soca from Trinidad or souk from the French Antilles.
In 1987 Them Mushrooms moved their headquarters to Nairobi playing at the Carnivore Restaurant. They also started to tour abroad and opened up their own recording studio "The Mushroom's Sound Lab" with John "Bishop" Katana Harrison (with dreadlocks on the photo above) as sound engineer and producer. This studio has been responsibel for a number of very successful releases with Them Mushrooms and other bands.
Like many other African musicians Them Mushrooms have been exploited. Teddy Kalanda Harrisons song Jambo Bwana has been an international hit recorded by Boney M and others, but Teddy never recieved any copyright money. Them Mushrooms have managed to learn their lesson and have gradually created their own production resources and record label. They are now in a position to indepentently direct their own activities. They are a postitive role model for other bands.
Today the lineup of Them Mushrooms is:
Henry Ndenge Saha drums and vocals, Freddy Awalla Onyango guitar and vocals, Dickson Owour Onyango trumpet and vocals, John Katana Harrison keyboards and vocals, Billy Sarro Harrison bass guitar and vocals, Teddy Kalanda Harrison tenor sax and vocals.
Dennis Kalume Harrison (R.I.P.) was a drummer in the earlier productions.
What You See
Them Mushrooms Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'What You See' by these artists:
A$AP Ferg What do you want Cut my grass low See the snakes all…
ABiCa Yea I'm getting older now what can I say Everyone…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony [Chorus - Layzie Bone:] What you see is what you get,…
Boot Camp Clik Hip hop grip Glocks and hit cops And tell everybody on…
Britney Spears You used to say that I was special Everything was…
Ca$h Out Yeah, what would you do? What would you do? Got that questio…
Chinx Ayoo Salute to the Streets We do this for the mother…
Chinx Drugz feat. A$AP Ferg What do you want Cut my grass low See the snakes all…
Darin Warner It's been a long day without you my friend And I'll…
E.S.G 明明你我呼吸里都带氧份 明明你我身份理应对等 为何要我吞声气忍你过份 为何你眼睛总看不见人 若没学历地位怎表态 你眼中要…
Ed Patrick Do you mind if I sing to you I was told…
Exile Did you see that girl over there Will somebody please tell…
Felonious I'm a bird, but I'm burden Wanna love but I'm hurting Wanna…
Fiji Well, yeah, ah Well, yeah, hmmm I know, I know how it…
FM-3 & Bowser Chúng ta sau này sẽ có tất cả nhưng không…
Ghostly Kisses What you see From where you are Is only what you want…
Goodie Mob What makes the dogs hollar? What makes the bouls roll? But…
Goodie Mob/Melanie What makes the dogs hollar? What makes the bouls roll? But…
Gu-dara 平安夜人再度想起你 浮世内难寄望姻到缘来 在某圣诞某种天气曾与你一起 在那圣诞我跟你看著北风刮起 是意外是注定谁去解释 …
Handsome Devil Paradise Just another sunny day on 4th Street Set my pace a…
Ike & Tina Turner A church house, gin house A school house, outhouse On highw…
Isis Gee All over This solder Chip lying On your shoulder You gonna t…
J. Stalin & Lil K.e.v Who else gon get it but me? Who else is, who…
J. Stalin & Lil Kev It ain't nothing I want more Ain't nothing I want more I…
Jesse Myles I'm tired of working every fucking day For nothing pay I don…
Justin Bieber Ayy, baby I got a question Baby, I wanna know what…
Kid Q.U.O. Girl what you see in me My kind of shorty no…
Legacy Music I'm never gonna look past the surface I'm not the kind…
Levitation Room The busy bee works all day To make himself some money But…
Lotek Hi-Fi How does everybody not see the true me? Cause everybody's ac…
M-Lott Let's go Uh, the drop-top specialist Yes, we turn heads like…
Meat Loaf feat. Patti Russo There ain't no hidden treasure, in this pot of gold…
Migos Ayy, baby I got a question Baby, I wanna know what…
Ming 感觉口渴我叫天下雨 说太热我把太阳捏熄 要安静我来铺一条路上太空 生活要好我上台做总统 Giving you what …
Muph & Plutonic (feat. Ivens) [Verse 1: Muph] Trout plowed landscape, ha…
Muph & Plutonic Feat. Ivens (feat. Ivens) [Verse 1: Muph] Trout plowed landscape, hands…
Mutha's Day Out White man said to the black man poor Why don't you…
O.C. Smith Girl what you see in me My kind of shorty no…
Oingo Boingo What you see is what you get Don't relax you're…
Penguin! He said, as she went up to bed "I'm going to…
Reverbs I know it's mine what I can't touch Sometimes the distance…
Roxx Gang Talkin' 'bout a rock and roll love affair I gotta dress…
The Shining From the first time I laid eyes on you Till the…
Toni No. 6 Lối cũ ta về dường như nhỏ lại Trời xanh xanh…
Wonka Bar Between what all is said and done And what's to be,…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Them Mushrooms:
Jambo Bwana Jambo, Jambo bwana, Habari gani, Mzuri sana. Wageni, Wakarib…
Kenya Hakuna Matata Jambo, Jambo bwana, Habari gani, Mzuri sana. Wageni, Wakari…
Kenya Hakuna Matata (Jambo Bwana) Jambo, Jambo bwana, Habari gani, Mzuri sana. Wageni, Wakari…
Mushroom Soup Wewe mrembo wa masinga kiumbe unayesifika Uzuri usio kifani …
Ngoma Ndio Hii Jamang'a muani Navuta bondo naenda kinani Jamang'a muani Nav…
Wazee Wakatike Usiibe, ukiiba (dont steal, if you steal) We utafungwa buure…
Za Kale Zipo Ohh itawezekanaje kufanya mapenzi pasipo na fikra, heri niwe…
Zakale Zipo Ohh itawezekanaje kufanya mapenzi pasipo na fikra, heri niwe…
Zilizo Pendwa kolo kolola mama kolola kolola kolo kolola mama kolola kolol…
Zilizopendwa kolo kolola mama kolola kolola kolo kolola mama kolola kolol…
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@mothmink
It’s totally a mind game.
My highest dose was very scary at first, not because of the visuals (it wasn’t even that high of a dose tbh), but because I was so nervous before taking it. I didn’t know how it would effect me and I was impulsive, which I shouldn’t have been. I should have waited till I was ready again. But interestingly enough I am glad that I did in the end.
I had to ride it out the uneasiness anyways. It felt like I was meant to recite a script, to act out a story and determine where it was going. I knew that I had to calm myself down and let go if I wanted to enjoy my trip, but it took hours. I walked all day, for fear that if I stopped, the “script” would not be fulfilled in the right way, and I would slip into a worse trip. I am glad I did walk, because the rhythm helped me find myself.
At first I felt like the walking was an escape that I had no choice and that I would throw up or pass out, or forget who I am or where I started. But as I calmed down it became more of a fluid, natural dance, passed down generation after generation through my legs and down to my toes. The visuals weren’t so daunting anymore, I began to enjoy them, and they embraced me too, instead of mocking me.
It makes a lot of sense, how it all tied together actually. I am usually so anxious and obsessed with controlling the things in my life that can’t or shouldn’t be controlled, I fear a lack of perfectionism because so much has gone wrong since my childhood that as a kid, I always felt somehow to blame, to drastically unreasonable standards. But just like in this trip, I think I need to stop panicking, play this game, stop worrying about the little details of the script, and instead walk until I find my step, and let go.
I think bad trips have the potential to be the best as they subside. If you’re ever panicking, remember to take care of yourself as you would a friend, pretend you are guiding another who is scared until you feel comfortable within yourself again.
(Yes I’ve commented this on other vids so if it’s familiar, that’s why LOL)
@amycigram5931
Research has shown psilocybin to have great potent to treat a range of anxiety and behavioral disorder.
@BuckyBrooky
I get to learn more about myself on a trip than I have over a year of therapy.
@amelialucy8778
I had my first trip with penis envy , it was really great and relaxing. Loved it-
@antoniojames5766
Please how do you source yours. I’ve read a lot about psychedelics and psilocybin.
@jamesharris3137
Doc.Brent is your guy got all types of psychedelics. He’s been my source for months now.
@gainwithmo2679
Despite the recent research,, there’s no realistic timeline for when,, or if, psilocybin will be approved by FDA..
@kellylaher7512
The hilarity of making something illegal that grows naturally in your flippin yard.
@TheAghoriKing
word up
@Joseph-nx5gv
Not enough commentary on how governments get away with stuff like this. Imagine outlawing dandelions.
@borbleborb4586
Religion and power are a hell of a drug