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Track Listing
1. Abangoma :: The Healers
2. Uptownship
3. Mandela (Bring Him Back Home!)
4. Grazin' in the Grass
5. Lady
6. Until When
7. Languta
8. Nomali
9. Marketplace
10. Ntyilo Ntyilo :: The Love Bird
11. Ha le Se :: The Dowry Song
12. Stimela :: The Coal Train
| Details | | Producer: | Hugh Masekela, K.D. Kagel | | Distributor: | E1 Distribution (USA) | | Recording Type: | Live | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | AAD |
Album Notes
Personnel: Hugh Masekela (trumpet, flugelhorn); Ngenekhaya Mahlanghu (vocals, saxophone, flute, percussion); Themba Mkhize (vocals, keyboards); Lawrence Matshiza (vocals, guitar); Bakithi Kumalo (vocals, bass); Remi Kabaka (vocals, percussion); Damon Duewhite (drums); Los Ballederos Hornas Africanos de Townsheep (background vocals).
Recorded live at Blues Alley, Washington, D.C. from July 30-August 1, 1993. Includes liner notes by Hugh Masekela.
In the `60s, the South African-born trumpeter, producer, and composer Hugh Masekela played a pivotal role in introducing African music to western audiences. His albums made explicit the connection between African folk forms and African-American musical idioms like blues, jazz and soul. HOPE is a live album that captures Masekela performing in D.C. with an accomplished, all-African band in 1993. On HOPE, Masekela revisits many of the highlights of his career, including his tribute to South Africa, "Uptownship," and the strident protest number, "Mandela."
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