About: Equator Records

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Equator Records or Equator Sound Studios was originally known as East African Records, owned by , situated in Nairobi, Kenya. In 1960, Charles Worrod launched Equator Sound Studios Ltd. along with the . Kenyan musician Fadhili William became a member of the band alongside , Peter Tsotsi, Nashil Pichen, , , and Daudi Kabaka. Fadhili and the recorded a number of songs with East African Records between 1959 and 1962. The other band members were , , (Fadhili's brother), , and . Malaika had initially been recorded by Jambo Boys, with Konde serving as the studio engineer.

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  • Equator Records or Equator Sound Studios was originally known as East African Records, owned by , situated in Nairobi, Kenya. In 1960, Charles Worrod launched Equator Sound Studios Ltd. along with the . Kenyan musician Fadhili William became a member of the band alongside , Peter Tsotsi, Nashil Pichen, , , and Daudi Kabaka. Fadhili and the recorded a number of songs with East African Records between 1959 and 1962. The other band members were , , (Fadhili's brother), , and . Equator Sound Studios, under direction from Worrod at that point, marketed and produced Fadhili's Swahili love-ballad, Malaika, after Worrod realised that the original poorly recorded Malaika could have international appeal. Malaika had initially been recorded by Jambo Boys, with Konde serving as the studio engineer. Worrod, who created the "," left Kenya in 1974 because the law barred him from engaging in the recording business unless he was a citizen. Fadhili later also left, for the US, where he lived for 15 years. (en)
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  • Equator Records or Equator Sound Studios was originally known as East African Records, owned by , situated in Nairobi, Kenya. In 1960, Charles Worrod launched Equator Sound Studios Ltd. along with the . Kenyan musician Fadhili William became a member of the band alongside , Peter Tsotsi, Nashil Pichen, , , and Daudi Kabaka. Fadhili and the recorded a number of songs with East African Records between 1959 and 1962. The other band members were , , (Fadhili's brother), , and . Malaika had initially been recorded by Jambo Boys, with Konde serving as the studio engineer. (en)
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  • Equator Records (en)
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