HUGH MASEKELA – WIMOWEH THE LION NEVER SLEEPS 7″ – Nr MINT WORLD POP

Hugh Masekela – Wimoweh (The Lion Never Sleeps)
(Jive Afrika Records  1984  JIVE76)

Sleeve & Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
– some slight wear to edges of sleeve
 

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and singer. He has been described as “the father of South African jazz.” Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as “Soweto Blues” and “Bring Him Back Home”. He also had a number 1 US pop hit in 1968 with his version of “Grazing in the Grass”.

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