Simba Wanyika is a band, consisting of
Tanzanian musicians
Wilson Peter[?] and
George Peter Kinyonga[?], brothers. They began recording under the name in
1972 (see
1972 in music) and were very popular and helped invent a sound known as
rumba, which dominated pop sales in
Kenya and much of eastern
Africa during the 70s. A rival group called
Les Wanyika[?] formed in the late
1970s after
Omar Shabini[?] led a large number of former members to his new band. George Peter Kinyonga took more members in
1980 (see
1980 in music) to form
Orchestra Jobisa[?], though he eventually returned.