Mombasa Roots, also known as the Mombasa Roots Band, is a popular Kenyan afropop and "hotel pop" musical group that was founded in 1977 on Mombasa Island by the "Juma Brothers." The original founding members were Suleiman Juma (keyboards, vocals), Saeed Juma (band manager), and Ebrahim Juma (guitar), who were later joined by Mahmood Siraj, Hassan Malambo, Tamrat Kabede, and a fourth brother, Ahmed Juma Ahmed. The band gained widespread popularity playing live throughout Kenya, often performing in large hotels, which helped them gain a following among tourists and allowed them to play internationally in places like Germany, Switzerland, and Canada. They signed with Polygram in 1987 to record their debut album, Msa Mombasa, which featured enduring hit singles such as "Disco Chakacha" and "Kata." Despite their success, the band experienced significant personnel changes over the years, with many founding members leaving between the 1980s and 1990s; for example, Suleiman, the founding leader, relocated to Canada in 2005. Mombasa Roots later released the successful 1999 album Lele Mama, which compiled tracks from their debut along with unreleased material, further cementing their status in Kenyan pop music history.