Afric Simone
Mozambican musician (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henrique Joaquim Simone (born October 10, 1939), known professionally as Afric Simone, 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 later the same year.
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Birth name | Henrique Joaquim Simone |
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Born | (1939-10-10) 10 October 1939 (age 84) Inhambane, Portuguese Mozambique |
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Years active | 1961–present |
Spouse(s) | Ludmila |
Website | africsimone |
Simone reached the peak of his popularity between 1975 and 1980 on both sides of the Iron Curtain, hence he toured the USSR, Poland, the GDR and Czechoslovakia in the Eastern Bloc, and retains that popularity even today throughout Europe.[1]
Simone is one of the most prominent African musicians,[2] being one of the few musicians of Mozambican ethnicity who sold-out shows at major international venues including L'Olympia,[3] The Royal Albert Hall and the Carnegie Hall.