| Bonga Wanga | ||||
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| Released | July 15, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
| Genres | R&B, old skool, African, go-go, reggae fusion | |||
| Length | 64:24 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment Japan | |||
| Producers | Hitoshi Ishitani (exex. producer), Yasohachi Itoh (exec. producer), Toshinobu Kubota | |||
| Toshinobu Kubota chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bonga Wanga | ||||
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Bonga Wanga is the fourth studio album of Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota, released on July 15, 1990. Under the label, Kubota released his first single, "Be Wanabee" in October 1990, followed by "Mama Udongo" in March 1991. The lead single "Be Wanabee" charted at number 16 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart. "Bonga Wanga" became Kubota's first album to peak number one on the Oricon Albums chart. The album also became certified million. That album contains several English lyrics.
In 1991, Kubota went on the Bonga Wanga Tour. In July 1991, Kubota release his concert videotape/DVD "Bonga Wonga Spring Tour 1991".
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Feel so real" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 1:46 |
| 2. | "Dai Bora Of Life (Large Mullet of Life)" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Tell me why (Kono Koi No Yukue) (Tell Me Why (Whereabouts of This Love))" | Brother Tom | Toshinobu Kubota | 5:49 |
| 4. | "Mama Udongo (Mabuta No Naka Ni) (Mama Udongo (In Eyelid))" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 6:33 |
| 5. | "Be Wanabee" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 5:24 |
| 6. | "Bonga Wanga (featuring Lynn Davis)" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 1:56 |
| 7. | "Shoot the Hoop!" | Toshinobu Kubota | Yoichiro Kakizaki | 4:39 |
| 8. | "Love Under the Moon" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 6:12 |
| 9. | "Something's Comin' On" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Mixed Nuts" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 6:30 |
| 11. | "Yasou (Virtual Night)" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 6:57 |
| 12. | "No More Rain" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 4:20 |
| 13. | "Kimi Ni Aitai (Want to Meet You)" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 4:52 |
| 14. | "Bonga Wanga (Reprise) (featuring Lynn Davis)" | Toshinobu Kubota | Toshinobu Kubota | 2:05 |
| Total length: | 64:24 | |||
| Release | Chart | Peak position | Sales total |
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| July 15, 1990 | Oricon Weekly Chart | 1 | 1,000,000+ |
| Oricon Yearly Album Chart | 8 |