Sambanova is the debut album by Australian dance music duo Pnau, released in July 1999 on the independent Peking Duck label.
[3] Pnau released their debut album Sambanova in July 1999 under the small independent Peking Duck label.
It was recorded in a bedroom studio and Pnau declared they only expected to sell "a few thousand copies".
[5] In a 2003 interview with The Age newspaper's Andrew Drever, Mayes recalled that they had no understanding of sample clearances due to their naivety in the music business.
Three full length versions of Sambanova have been released to the public, one through the label Peking Duck and two through Warner Music Australasia.