Original Album Classics

Compilation by Hugh Masekela

Released 15 September 2017

afrobeat afro-cuban jazz jazz

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Tracklist

CD 1: Uptownship
1
Uptownship
6:03
2
If You Don’t Know Me by Now
6:28
3
Now or Never
4:58
4
Hold On
5:34
5
Ooo, Baby, Baby
6:18
6
Egoli
5:38
7
No Woman, No Cry
5:24
8
Emavungwengi
4:32
9
Naledi
4:13
10
Elijah
5:28
11
Nomalizo
7:13
CD 2: Beatin' Aroun de Bush
1
Steppin’ Out
3:37
2
Ngena-Ngena
6:07
3
Ngena
0:51
4
Batsumi (Mayibuye i Afrika)
7:37
5
Rock With You
3:32
6
Polina
6:57
7
Languta
6:48
8
Sekunjalo
7:23
9
U-Mama
4:07
10
Beatin’ Aroun de Bush
6:30
CD 3: Notes of Life
1
Mama
5:06
2
Heart Breaker
4:51
3
Moments of Love
4:54
4
Father of Our Nation
3:35
5
Whooh! Africa
3:24
6
No More Cryin’
4:47
7
Talking Thoughts
2:24
8
Bone Thru the Nose
3:44
9
Baby Ngiya Ku Thanda
4:46
10
Somebody Is Stealin’ My Car
3:00
11
Thank You Madiba
1:21
CD 4: Black to the Future
1
Mama Ndoro
5:38
5.0 ★
2
The Boy's Doin' It
5:46
5.0 ★
3
Ashiko
6:03
5.0 ★
4
Chileshe
6:19
5.0 ★
5
JJC, JJD
4:38
5.0 ★
6
Song of Love
5:19
5.0 ★
7
Khawuleza
5:20
5.0 ★
8
Child of the Earth
6:30
5.0 ★
9
Excuse Me Baby Please!
5:29
5.0 ★
10
Strawberries
4:57
5.0 ★
11
Nina
5:48
5.0 ★
12
Bokone
6:10
5.0 ★
CD 5: Sixty
1
Mbombela
5:28
2
Mamoriri
4:21
3
Thanayi
5:31
4
Fela
5:33
5
Ziphi 'nkomo
6:48
6
Tamati So So
7:26
7
Nomalizo
6:30
8
Lizzy
6:15
9
Bo Masekela
5:20
10
Been Such a Long Time Gone
4:29
11
Shango
5:30
12
Mgewundini
5:34
13
Koshana
1:38

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Release credits

Alex Kazanegras
mix [1-10], recording [1-10]
Ambition Sandqnela
background vocals [4, 7]
Bakithi Kumalo
background vocals [4, 7], bass guitar [2.1-2, 2.4-9, 1.1, 1.3, 1.8-9]
Branice McKenzie
background vocals [2, 5], vocal [2]
Clydene Jackson
background vocals [1, 5]
Cussie Kunene
background vocals [4, 7]
Damon Duewhite
membranophone [2, 6, 8]
Dudu Pukwana
arranger [6]
Emmanuel Gatewood
background vocals [7], bass guitar [2, 4-7, 11]
Francis Fuster
congas [8], percussion [2, 10]
Frankie Todd
membranophone [10]
Fred White
background vocals [1, 5]
Gboyega Adelaja
keyboard [10]
Gene Jackson
membranophone [9]
George Doering
guitar [9]
Guy Spells
background vocals [9-10]
Hugh Masekela
arranger [1.1-11, 2.6, 2.8], background vocals [1.2, 1.4-7, 1.9, 1.11, 2.4, 2.7, 2.9], flugelhorn [1-2, 4-8, 10], keyboard [10], lead vocals [1.7, 2.10], producer [1-11], vocal [1.4, 2.3]
Jenny Douglas-Foote
background vocals [4]
John Cartwright
producer [1-11]
John Selolwane
background vocals [6-7, 9], vocal [9]
Jynnifer Quick
background vocals [9-10]
Lawrence Matshiza
guitar [1, 5]
Lebo M
background vocals [4, 7]
Leleti Khumalo
background vocals [6]
Lindiwe Diamini
background vocals [6]
Mali Hlatshwayo
background vocals [6]
Mark Ledford
background vocals [6-7, 9], keyboard [1], trumpet [1, 3, 6]
Mbongeni Ngema
organ [1]
Morris Goldberg
alto saxophone [2, 6, 8], producer [1-11], whistle [4, 7]
Ntomb'khona Dlamini
background vocals [5, 11]
Pat Mlaba
background vocals [6]
Pauline Faraee
background vocals [9-10]
Remi Kabaka
percussion [4], talking drum [8-9]
Richard Cummings
keyboard [9]
Richard Druz
arranger [1, 5, 7, 9-10], membranophone [1, 5], percussion [1, 5], producer [1-10], timbales [10], vocal arranger [3]
Rick Rowe
producer [1-11]
Ronald Kunene
background vocals [4, 7]
Sandy Simmons
background vocals [9]
Sharon Brooks
background vocals [2, 5]
Sipho Kunene
membranophone [1]
Stanley Todd Kwesi
guitar [10]
Teco Cardoso
tenor saxophone [1, 5]
Thandi Bhengu
background vocals [4, 7]
Thandi Zulu
background vocals [5, 11]
Todd Jasmin
keyboard [1, 5]
Tony Cedras
arranger [2], background vocals [2.4, 2.7, 1.4, 1.6-7, 1.9], keyboard [2, 4, 6-8, 10]
Yaw Opoku
bass guitar [10]

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Original Album Classics
5x CD
15 September 2017