
Swahili is making its way into our popular culture. Lionel Richie had a hit some 'All Night Long' in 1983 which featured a Swahili word in the chorus:
We're going to party Karamu, fiesta, forever
Karamu means 'party' in Swahili.

The movie 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' makes use of Swahili as well. The large sexy male hippo is named 'Moto Moto' which literally means 'Hot Hot' in Swahili.
The granny character that beats up Alex the lion in 'Madagascar' is wearing a t-shirt that says "Jambo" on it.
World radio stations like the BBC carry programming in Swahili. If you have a world band or shortwave radio this is a great way to listen and learn Swahili.
Lionel Ritchie's "Can't Slow Down"
are available at Amazon.com