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Title information

Homeless

Manu Dibango & Ray Lema

Wakafrika

Date of recording

1994

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Performers

Manu Dibango (Soloist) (saxophones, keyboards)

* 12.12.1933, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon

† 24.3.2020, Ile-de-France, France

Ray Lema (Soloist) (vocals, keyboards)

* 1946, Lufutoto, Congo, the democratic Republic of the

Vincent Nguini (guitar)

* July 1952, Obala, Centre, Cameroon

† 8.12.2017, Abadiânia, Região Centro-Oeste, Brazil

Fred McFarlane (keyboards)

* 14.11.1959

† 3.9.2016

George Acogny (programming)

* 15.9.1954

Rod Beale (programming)
Armand Sabal-Lecco (bass)

* Ebolowa, South, Cameroon

Manu Katché (drums)

* 27.10.1958, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Île-de-France, France

Sinéad O'Connor (background voice)

* 8.12.1966, Glenageary, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland

† 26.7.2023, Dublin, Ireland

Alex Brown (background voice)

Authors

Paul Simon (Composer, Text author)

* 13.10.1941, Newark Heights, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Joseph Shabalala (Composer, Text author)

* 28.8.1941, Ladysmith, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

† 11.2.2020, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Manu Dibango (Arranger)

* 12.12.1933, Douala, Littoral, Cameroon

† 24.3.2020, Ile-de-France, France

Album information

Wakafrika

Manu Dibango & Ray Lema

Wakafrika

Year of production

1994

Record Label

Disques Office

Tracks

  • 1. Soul makossa
  • 2. Biko
  • 3. Wakafrika
  • 4. Emma
  • 5. Homeless
  • 6. Lady
  • 7. Hi-life
  • 8. Wimoweh
  • 9. Ami oh!
  • 10. Jingo
  • 11. Pata pata
  • 12. Diarabi
  • 13. Ça va chouia