George Klein remembers Hugh Masekela, the recently departed icon of South African jazz, with a survey of his recordings from his early days to sessions in the early 2000s, including music with fellow South African, world, and American musicians in styles ranging from straight ahead jazz to township jive to Afro-beat.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
AFRO BEAT BLUES
BEYOND THE GROOVE YARD 221
George Klein, Groove Yard Studio, Ypsilanti MI, January 30, 2018 [18161]
Father Huddleston Band: Ndenzeni Na
Jazz Epistles: Blues for Hughie
Hugh Masekela: Bajabbula Bobke
Hugh Masekela: Sharpville
Hugh Masekela: Vasco Da Gama
Herb Alpert-Hugh Masekela: African Summer
Hugh Masekela: Afro Beat Blues
Masakela-Semenya-Gwanga: To Get Ourselves Together
Hugh Masekela-Dudu Pukwana: Minawa
Hugh Masekela: Thanayi
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by George Klein for Radio Free Amsterdam
Produced & recorded by George Klein in Ypsilanti MI
Post-production, editing & annotation by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2018 George Klein. Used with permission.