| Tokoloshe Man | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | John Kongos |
| B-Side: | Can Someone Please Direct Me Back to Earth |
| Released: | 1971 |
| Genre: | Glam rock |
| Length: | 3:50 |
| Label: | Fly BUG14 |
| Producer: | Gus Dudgeon |
| Prev Title: | He's Gonna Step on You Again |
| Prev Year: | 1971 |
| Next Title: | Ride the Lightning |
| Next Year: | 1975 |
"Tokoloshe Man" was a 1971 UK hit single by John Kongos, released on Fly Records.[1] It stayed in the UK Singles Chart top 10 for five weeks, peaking at number 4.[2] [3] Kongos' previous single release was "He's Gonna Step on You Again", another number 4 UK chart hit.[3]
"Tokoloshe Man" was covered by Happy Mondays. It featured on the 1990 Elektra compilation album, .[4]
The word Tokoloshe refers to the mystical beast of the same name in African mythology, which is thought to terrorise and eat people at night.[5]