Ramaya

Afric Simone

Afric Simone (born Henrique Simone, 10 October 1939) is a Mozambican vocalist, musician, performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and entertainer. He entered the European charts with his first hit "Ramaya" in 1975, which was followed by another well-known song "Hafanana", which was released late in the same year. The hight of his popularity was between 1975 and 1980 on both sides of the Iron Curtain, hence Simone toured the USSR, Poland, the GDR, and Czechoslovakia in the Eastern Bloc, and retains the popularity even today through Europe.Simone is one of the most prominent African musicians, being one of the few musicians of Mozambican ethnicity who sold out shows at major international venues including L'Olympia, The Royal Albert Hall and the Carneg… more »