Jingo

The song is Babatunde Olatunji's "Jin-go-lo-ba", on his debut Drums of Passion (Columbia, produced by Al Ham), track four, 3:25, released in 1959 or on February 15, 1960 depending on the source; the Yoruba title is said to mean do not worry. Olatunji said it was the only song on that album he formally owned, so the only one earning him royalties. Santana recorded it as "Jingo" in May 1969 for their debut, 4:21, and as a single in August 1969 it reached number 56 on the Hot 100. Other covers include Serge Gainsbourg's "Marabout" (1964, uncredited), James Last (1971), Pierre Moerlen's Gong (1979), Jellybean (1988, number 12 in the UK) and Fatboy Slim (2004).

Candido's version, the lead piece of Dancin' and Prancin', is a Latin disco record, far from the Salsoul Orchestra sound according to The Second Disc, and built on the Santana foundation. The original 12-inch is Salsoul SG 219 (1979), Shep Pettibone's remix SG 406 (1983), and a clear-vinyl reissue SG219CLEAR came in 2016, paired with "Thousand Finger Man"; Global Groove calls it a proto-house classic. In Britain a 12-inch of more than nine minutes reached number 55 in 1981. WBGO says the 1979 disco and Latin house version became a worldwide hit, widely sampled by DJs, and Resident Advisor says disco and electronic fans know him best for "Jingo", "Thousand Finger Man" and "I'm on My Way". Which version our upload is, the original 12-inch, the single or a remix, was not determined.