Tamboo! is an album by Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra. It was released in 1955 on the Capitol label (catalog nos. T-655).[1][2]

Tamboo!
Studio album by Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra
Released	1955
Genre	Easy listening, exotica
Label	Capitol
Les Baxter, His Chorus and Orchestra chronology
Kaleidoscope (1955) Tamboo! (1955) Les Baxter's La Femme (1956)

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's popular albums chart on January 28, 1956, peaked at No. 6, and remained on that chart for two weeks.[3][4]

AllMusic later gave the album a rating of four-and-a-half stars. Reviewer Jo-Ann Greene wrote: "It's brilliantly done, and helped to broaden American minds and widen musical views."[2]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Simba"
2. "Oasis of Dakhla"
3. "Maracaibo"
4. "Tehran"
5. "Pantan"
6. "Havana"

Side 2

1. "Mozambique"
2. "Wotuka"
3. "Cuchibamba"
4. "Batumba"
5. "Rio"
6. "Zambezi"

References