Aura Lewis

Aura Msimang (Aura Lewis) (4 March 1947 – 28 December 2015), born Aurelia Msimang, was a South African singer who worked with Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff and recorded an album with Lee "Scratch" Perry in the late 1970s.

Early life and career She was born Aurelia Msimang in Western Native Township, Johannesburg, South Africa on 4 March 1947.

After growing up in Johannesburg, she moved to the United States in the early 1970s and enrolled at New York's Hunter College. She was introduced to Jimmy Cliff, who asked her to join him on his 1977 West African tour as a backing vocalist, the tour filmed and released on video as Bongo Man.

Discography

Albums Full Experience: Aura Meets Lee "Scratch" Perry at Black Ark Studio (1990) Blue Moon Itshe (2000) Aura Msimang Afrikan Child (2010) Aura Msimang

Singles "Azania"