Zebra Bananza (song)

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"Zebra Bananza"
"Zebra Bananza" in Donkey Kong Bananza
Thumbnail for "Zebra Bananza" from Donkey Kong Bananza used for Nintendo Music.
Image from Nintendo Music
Composed by:
Naoto Kubo[1][2]
Vocals Jenny Kidd
Key C minor
Time signature 4
4 (Common time)
First appearance Donkey Kong Bananza (2025)
Latest appearance Tetris 99 (48th Maximus Cup) (2025)

"Zebra Bananza",[3][4] also known as "Zebra Bananza Theme",[5] is a Latin-style song composed by Naoto Kubo for Donkey Kong Bananza, where it plays when Donkey Kong transforms into the Zebra Bananza form. It is performed in-universe by Pauline, who is voiced by Jenny Kidd. As with the other Bananza themes, the song's lyrics are almost entirely gibberish. The final verse incorporates part of the bassline of "I Like to Move It" by the American hip house musical project Reel 2 Real into the main melody.

Lyrics[edit]

The following is a transcription of the song's lyrics from an official lyric video posted on Nintendo Today! and the Donkey Kong Bananza Kanzen Kōryakubon by Nintendo DREAM.

Tu tulu tu! (Zebra, zebra, zebra, zebra!)

Frree zila-zzo platt!
Reeh zila-zzo clatt, fuu-litti,
frrow dila-tto platt!
Crow dila-tto pop, stoolitti...

Frree zila-zoo platt!
Reeh zila-zzo clatt fuu-litti
frrow dila-tto platt!
Crow dila-tto clatt! (Here we go!)

Pardy stooley crow detoll,
lasty woll dee brow-den beyoll...
gran tee-lus too-lus flo-lus crow-dus teem.

C'mon fey, feekilap wolina grow-dus feelap preevenup!
So prow-dus crow-dus sees tees gees crees!

Oh zebra, zebra, zebra!
Oh zebra, zebra, zebra! Oh!

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Bananza[edit]

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Donkey Kong Bananza marks the first appearance of "Zebra Bananza". An instrumental version of the song plays when Pauline speaks while Donkey Kong is in the Zebra Bananza form and during the first four sections of Zebra Elder's Rehearsal Hall. It is titled "Zebra Bananza (Instrumental)" in the game's sound test. Its disc is unlocked by popping all five balloons in the rehearsal.

A medley arrangement of "DK Island Swing" from Donkey Kong Country and all five Bananza themes plays during round 15 of Emerald Rush and during the staff credits of the Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC. It is titled "Emerald Rush #4" in the game's sound test.

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Tetris 99[edit]

In Tetris 99, the original version of "Zebra Bananza" plays when there are 50 to 11 players remaining while the Donkey Kong Bananza theme is in use.

Other appearances[edit]

Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo[edit]

One of the alarms for Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo is the original version of "Zebra Bananza". It is titled "Running Over Ice in the Freezer Layer".

Gallery[edit]

List of Super Mario appearances[edit]

Games[edit]

Work System Year Type Title Credits
Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo Switch 2 2025 Original "Zebra Bananza"[4] Naoto Kubo
Remix "Zebra Bananza (Instrumental)"[4]
2025[a] Arrangement "Emerald Rush #4"[4]
Tetris 99 Nintendo Switch 2025[b] Original Naoto Kubo
  1. ^ Added in the Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC on September 12, 2025
  2. ^ Added in the 48th Maximus Cup on August 1, 2025

Other media[edit]

Work Year Type Title Credits
Nintendo Music 2025[a] Original "Zebra Bananza" Naoto Kubo
Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo 2026[b] Original "Running Over Ice in the Freezer Layer" Naoto Kubo
  1. ^ Added on September 18, 2025
  2. ^ Added on June 9, 2026

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese シマウマバナンザ
Shimauma Bananza		 Zebra Bananza [3]

Notes[edit]

  • Pauline's vocalizations at the start of the song bear a striking resemblance to one of her voice clips from Mario Kart Tour.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ July 15, 2025. Ask the Developer Vol. 19: Donkey Kong Bananza — Part 3. nintendo.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025. (Archived July 28, 2025, 06:33:35 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ August 20, 2025. 【インタビュー】設定秘話や過去作ネタのことも！『ドンキーコング バナンザ』の任天堂東京開発に直撃. Nintendo DREAM WEB (Japanese). Retrieved August 20, 2025. (Archived August 20, 2025, 14:23:47 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ a b Nintendo Music
  4. ^ a b c d Donkey Kong Bananza sound test
  5. ^ Nintendo Today! news
  6. ^ Thomas Game Docs (December 2, 2025). The Music SECRETS hidden in the Switch 2. YouTube. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
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Donkey Kong Bananza
Playable characters Donkey Kong • Pauline (Odd Rock)
Allies Fractones Architectone • Banandiumtonea • Bloomintone • Chiptone • Collectone • Constructone • Exploritone • Fragment • Fragmentone • Glamtone • Groovetones • Growtone • Hiddentone • Iron Jailer • Quiztone • Securitone • Seekertone • Smashintone • Stufftone • Styletone • Trustytone
Elders Elephant Elder • Kong Elder • Ostrich Elder • Snake Elder • Zebra Elder
Others Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong • Dixie Kong • Eel Family (Eelevator · Li'l Eelevator · Eeling · Great Harmoneel) • Elephant • Elephant Shopkeep • Monkey Shopkeep • New Donker • Ostrich • Ostrich Shopkeep • Prospector Monkey • Quawksa • Rambi • Salvager Monkey • Snake • Snake Shopkeep • Squawksa • Singing Blusterwing • Zebra • Zebra Shopkeep
Enemies Void Company Antickoid • Batteroid • Buzzoid • Crockoid • Glitzoid • Gloominoid • Illuminoid • Molevoloid • Muckoid • Munchoid • Peekaboopoid • Rolluskoid • Squeeloid • Stompoid • Trailfinoid • Trapantuloid • Wallopoid • VoidCo Bongo Blaster • VoidCo Spike-Ball Spitter
Kremling Krew Army • K. Wallopoid • Kaboom • Klaptrap • Kritter • Necky • Zinger
Bosses Abracajabya • Grumpy Kong (King Crockoid) • Inflammonite • King K. Rool (K. Rool, King of Rot) • Muckety-Muck • Mad Mixer • Peekabruiser • Poppy Kong • Sinister Blusterwing • Stompenclomper • Void Kong
Cameo appearances Banana Bird • Candy Konga • Chunky Konga • Clappera • Enguarde • Expressoa • Ghastly Kinga • Glimmer • Gnawty • KAOS • Lanky Kong • Lord Fredrika • Lurchin • Ninja Konga • Professor Chops • Rattlya • Squitter • Tiny Konga • Tucksa • Winky • Wrinkly Konga
Obstacles Fiery rain • Flaming barrel • Iron Ball • Lightning • Poison plant • Poison water • Ring of fire • Spiky Ball • Tornado
Bananzas Kong Bananza • Zebra Bananza • Ostrich Bananza • Elephant Bananza • Snake Bananza
Terrain types Apple • Bacon • Bananaa • Banandium Melon • Banandium Mush (Pure Banandium) • Boom Rock • Bread • Bright Ore • Cheese (Grated · Melty) • Concrete (Spiked) • Crumbly Crust • Crystal • Dirt • Fractonium • Glow Stone • Grass • Ice • Iron (Electrified · Melted · Slippery) • Ketchup • Lava • Lettuce • Liftoff Ore • Meat • Melon (Green Rind · White Rind) • Metal • Muck • Mud • Neptunite (Slippery) • Orange • Organic Matter • Pear • Potato • Pure Gold • Rubber (Fragile) • Salt • Sand • Shade Cloud • Shade Ore • Shifty Stone • Snow (Fresh) • Spikes • Strawberry • Switcheroo Goo • Stone • Thorns • Trash • Water (Freezing) • Wood
Items and objects Banandium Gems Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Other ? Blocka • Ancient Record • Apple (Giant · Juice) • Bakudan • Balloon • Banana Burger • Banandium (Chip · Gem Map · Melon · Root) • Barrel Cannon • Beach ball • Bed • Blast Barrel • Boom Bomb • Bopper Switch • Brick Blocka • Bridge Seed • Burger Switch • Chunk • Closet • Coina • Crate • Crumbly Road • Disc • DJ booth • Egg Bomb • Fossil • Fossil Map • Geyser • Gold • Golden root • Hand mark • Hot spring • Ice maker • Key • KONG Letters • Lift platform • Melon Juice • Mine Cart • Music source • Pay-Dirt Piledriver • Pile of bananaa • Poster • Red Balloon • Rope • Seismic Splitter • Shifty Platform • Shokudai • Shuffle Stone • Small animal • Snake switch • Statuea • Super Mushrooma • Surfboarda • Swap Harp • Synthetic Sun • Terravoider • Throw zone • Tire • Treasure chest • Tuning fork • Updraft fan • Void Kong's seals • Void Stake • Warp Barrela • Warp Gong • Watermelon • Zip line
Moves and abilities Brake Blast • Charge Dash • Charge Jump • Charge Punch • Charge Slap • Chunk Jump • Dive Punch • Flutter • Glare • Glide • Hand Slap • High-five • Inhale • Jump • Jump Burst • Make music • Meteor Punch • Pick up • Punch • Shout • Spin Jump • Spin Shot • Spin Slam • Tear off • Turf Surf / Surf Surf • Trunk Chunk
Locations Layers DK Islanda • Ingot Isle Cave-In • Lagoon Layer • Hilltop Layer • Canyon Layer • The Divide • Freezer Layer • Forest Layer • The Junction • Resort Layer • Tempest Layer • Landfill Layer • Racing Layer • Radiance Layer • Groove Layer • Feast Layer • Forbidden Layer • Planet Core
Others All-You-Can-Eat Tower • Battle Challenge • Banana hoarda • Bonus Stage • Challenge Course • Chip Exchange • DK's Tree House • Fossil Museum • Gangplank Galleona • Getaway • Ingot Isle • New Donk City • Sinkhole • Stuff Shop • Style Shop • Underground World
Music "Title Theme" • "DK Artist" • "Hilltop Layer: Fractone Village" • "Freezer Layer: Chocolava Lake" • "Racing Layer: Rambi Rumble" • "Banandium Root Tower" • "New Donk City" • "Kong Bananza" • "Zebra Bananza" • "Ostrich Bananza" • "Elephant Bananza" • "Snake Bananza" • "K. Rool, King of Rot Battle" • "Getaway" • "Closet" • "Challenge Course #1" • "Challenge Course #2" • "Challenge Course #3" • "Challenge Course #4" • "Challenge Course #5" • "Breaking Through (Heart of Gold)"
Emerald Rusha Emerald Chip • Emerald geyser • Emerald lump • Emerald ore • Emerald Perk • Emerald root • Void Goal • Emerald Rush events (Chip Fever · So Strong It's Funny · Dig the Beat · Freeze Break · Ostrich Riches · Unyielding Strength · Rattlin' Snake Bananza)
Miscellaneous All-Mine Remote • Ask the Developer • Lists of names in other languages (Banandium Gems · Clothing · Fossils · Music List · Terrains) • Bananergy • Bananza ceremony • Bananza Lesson (Kong Elder's Hall · Zebra Elder's Hall · Ostrich Elder's Hall · Elephant Elder's Hall · Snake Elder's Hall) • Bananza Rehearsal (Kong Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Zebra Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Ostrich Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Elephant Elder's Rehearsal Hall · Snake Elder's Rehearsal Hall) • DK Artist • Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush • Donkey Kong Bananza Rally Event • Gallery • Inviseaux • Loading screen tips • Mind-Bender Mask • Nintendo Music (Special Release) • Photo Mode • Propellerpack • Quotes (Pauline Getaway dialogue) • Rambi Rumble • Skill Point • Smashin' Stats • Sound test • Squawkie-Talkiea • The ABCs of DK! • Staff • VoidCo IntelliSense Specs
a Exclusive to the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC
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