Hakuna matata is a Swahili

Swahili language

Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...

 phrase that is literally translated as "There are no worries." It is sometimes translated as "no worries

No worries

No worries is an Australian English expression, meaning "do not worry about that", "that's alright", or "sure thing". It is similar to the American English no problem. The phrase is widely used in Australian speech and represents a feeling of friendliness, good humour, optimism and "mateship" in...

", although is more commonly used similarly to the American English phrase "no problem".
In 1980, the music of Kenyan hotel band Them Mushrooms

Them Mushrooms

Them Mushrooms is a musical band from Kenya, playing mostly Chakacha, some Benga and also some reggae. They are most famous for the Swahili song Jambo Bwana. The band is composed of Teddy Kalanda, Henry Ndenge Saha and Ben Mutwiwa. They mainly do covers of previously written hit songs.The group was...

 (now known as Uyoga) released the Swahili song "Jambo Bwana

Jambo Bwana

"Jambo Bwana" is one of the best internationally-known Kenyan pop songs. It was first released in 1982 by Kenyan band Them Mushrooms, and later covered by a number of other groups and artists, including Mombasa Roots, Safari Sound Band, Khadja Nin, Adam Solomon and the German group Boney M....

" ("Hello Mister"), which repeats the phrase "Hakuna matata" in its refrain.