Buffalo feat Peter Vee - Sailor's lament
South African studio band formed by Peter Vee in the late 1970s. They released 4 albums, including a “Best Of”, between 1978 and 1981 before disbanding. Some of the musicians used on the various albums:
1. Peter Vee – lead vocals
2. Malcolm Watson – guitars and percussion
3. Mike Pilot – guitar
4. Ashley Kelly – bass
5. Glyn Storm – keyboards
6. Tony Moore – drums and percussion
7. Costa Anadiotis – synthesizers
8. Julian Cohen – percussion
9. Backing vocals - Peter Vee, Dennis East, Sue Smith, Mally Watson and Julian Cohen
Musicians on this album:
1. Peter Vee – lead and backing vocals
2. Malcolm Watson – bass, guitar, synthesizers, clavinet, percussion, backing vocals
3. Eric Norgate – Trumpet
4. Lofty Shultz – sax
5. Glyn Storm – keyboards and synthesizers
6. Shawn Wright – drums and percussion
7. Costa Anadiotis – synthesizers
8. John Davies – trombone
9. Backing vocals - Peter Vee, Malie Kelly, Mike Pilot, Dennis East,
Peter Vee was born in Johannesburg on 16 November 1946 and started his career with The Invaders in 1962. He then moved to The Four Dukes, Sons of She, The In Crowd, The Staccatos and The Outlet, before starting a solo career in the early 1970s. In 1971 he represented South Africa at the Athens Song Festival. He later became a record executive at CCP Records, had his own record company, Encounter, at one stage, before moving to the Steel Street Records division of EMI and then to BMG. He still lives in Johannesburg and presents a programme on LM Radio on Sunday afternoons.
This song is off the album “We're So Glad You Made It”, released in 1980.