BERT KAEMPFERT AFRIKAAN BEAT

1962 - BERT KAEMPFERT, composer

[sandradurham]

Love your excellent video, beautiful music from Bert Kaemphert. Thank you.

[froggiechar]

Beautiful music and scenery! This is lovely to hear and watch, and thank you for sharing! AWESOME! Peace, Charles

[franciscobraga]

Bert Kaempfert was a German orchestra leader, songwriter, arranger and producer who had a major impact on music in the 60s. He wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night", "Wooden Heart", and "Danke Schoen". "Danke Schoen", with words added by Kurt Schwabach and Milt Gabler, became Wayne Newton's signature song. His instrumental "Moon Over Naples, " became "Spanish Eyes", a hit for Al Martino and also recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck. Kaempfert's own first hit with his orchestra came in 1960, with "Wonderland by Night" which hit #1 on the Billboard charts. When "Wonderland by Night" was first released, most thought that Kaempfert was the trumpet player. This selection was released in 1962 and reached #42 on Billboards Top 100.

Afrikaan Beat is a 1962 song by German musician Bert Kaempfert, which in a strange twist of fate became a very famous Jamaican riddim named African Beat, also known as Under Me Sensi, first recorded byStudio One, widely credited to Don Drummond. About fifty versions of this riddim were released. Standouts from these are Tony Curtis I Believe I Can Fly, Buju's Love Sponge, Yamie Bolo and Capleton's Put Down Your Weapon.

[marryannlamb]

Awesome video Tito . Have a blessed week.