Henrique Simone is a Mozambican singer of Brazilian ancestry who was very popular in Europe and Latin America in the middle 70s under his stage name Afric Simone, singing in Swahili and Spanish. His biggest hit songs are “Barracuda” and “Ramaya”. The latter seems to have stood the test of time among his fans better than the former, but to my recollection “Barracuda” was his #1 hit at the time (at least in my country, and it was my favorite for sure).

Originally released in 1974 as the opening track of Afric Simone’s debut LP “Mr. Barracuda”, recorded in Berlin, Germany. This copy is an original German pressing.

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