The song 'Vuka Vuka' (CD 1) from the 2006 compilation 3 CD Disc album 'Beginner's Guide To Africa' by The Manhattan Brothers. They were a popular South African music group in the 1940s and 1950s, during the Apartheid Era. Their sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies. Miriam Makeba, who went on to international fame, started her career with The Manhattan Brothers and was part of the group for much of the 1950s. The group had one US Billboard pop chart hit, 'Lovely Lies', which peaked at No. 45 in March 1956.
This 3 CD album is highly recommended for anyone newly acquainted with the sounds of African music as it contains a great sampling from multiple styles from some of the most popular musicians across the continent, many of whom have made the leap to international stardom.
