Hugh Masekela

• Artist:
  Hugh Masekela
• Album:
  The Chisa Years (1965-1975) Rare and Unreleased
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  Witch Doctor

In the never ending search for fresh sounds to assist in the navigation of my life, I turn to Hugh Masekela.The South African trumpeteer/fugelhorn player and jazz great brings afrobeat from the past into my present.Produced by Masekela, The Chisa Years (1965-1975) Rare and Unreleased is a gem. Not even a diamond in the rough, but one that shines in its natural form, without the aid of the grin...

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• Artist:
  Hugh Masekela
• Album:
  African Breeze: 80s Masekela
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  Don't Go Lose It Baby (Stretch Mix)

from 1984, with the full extended mix of his "Don't Go Lose It Baby", which I am told was a "club hit". I suspect the younglings will know what that means.

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• Artist:
  Hugh Masekela
• Album:
  Hugh Masekela Presents the Chisa Years
• Track:
  A Cheeka Laka Laka - (with Baranta/Miatta Fahnbulleh)

The following material is quoted from the Daily OM Music review. You can read the whole article at dailyom.com.May 2, 2008Hugh Masekela Presents the Chisa Years 1965-1975Hugh Masekela2005"Having scored with his 1968 instrumental, "Grazing in the Grass," and his blazing number at the Monterey Pop festival, Hugh Masekela was an in-demand producer who too often found himself turning out watered-d...

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• Artist:
  Hugh Masekela
• Album:
  The Chisa Years (1965-1975) Rare and Unreleased
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  • QUEUE
  Witch Doctor

In the never ending search for fresh sounds to assist in the navigation of my life, I turn to Hugh Masekela.The South African trumpeteer/fugelhorn player and jazz great brings afrobeat from the past into my present.Produced by Masekela, The Chisa Years (1965-1975) Rare and Unreleased is a gem. Not even a diamond in the rough, but one that shines in its natural form, without the aid of the grin...

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  Hugh Masekela

World Music News Wire A young woman, scaling the Himalayas on foot, flees the Chinese work camp where she was born, her tiny son in tow. A boy, forced to fight in Sudan’s bloody civil war at age six, winds up in a refugee camp where he regains his dignity, but not his childhood. An outspoken singer is compelled to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of police intimidation at her concerts and a pervasive.

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