Africa '68

Africa '68
Africa '68
Studio album by Hugh Masekela
Released	1968
Recorded	probably New York c. 1966 and Los Angeles c. late 1967.
Genre	Jazz
Length	26:49
Label	Uni Records 73028
Producer	Stewart Levine, Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela chronology

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The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[2]

Africa '68 is a studio album by South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela released in 1968 via Uni Records label.^[3] It was probably recorded in New York circa 1966 and Los Angeles circa late 1967.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Uyaz' Gabisa"	Caiphus Semenya	3:15
2.	"Noyana"	Jonas Gwangwa, Caiphus Semenya	2:45
3.	"Pretoria"	Philemon Hou	2:07
4.	"Joala"	Ernest Mohlami, Caiphus Semenya	2:00
5.	"Aredze"	Caiphus Semenya	2:35
6.	"Kedumetse"	Caiphus Semenya	2:52
7.	"Umoya"	Miriam Makeba	2:08
8.	"Thokozile"	Philemon Hou	2:52
9.	"Bopedi"	Hugh Masekela, Ernest Mohlomi	6:15

Personnel[edit]

Hugh Masekela – trumpet, vocals
Bruce Langhorne – guitar
John Cartwright – bass
Momsie Gwangwa
Ernest Moholmi
Paul Makgoba
Philemon Hou
Jonas Gwangwa
Caiphus Semenya
Letta Mbulu – vocals

This is the probable list of credits. The exact performers are unknown.

References[edit]

^ "DISCOGRAPHY: 1955-1969". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Hugh Masekela: Africa '68". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
^ "Hugh Masekela: Promise of a Future". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "DISCOGRAPHY: 1955-1969". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[2] Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

[3] "Hugh Masekela: Africa '68". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

[4] "Hugh Masekela: Promise of a Future". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

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v t e Hugh Masekela
Studio albums	Trumpet Africaine (1962) Grrr (1966) Hugh Masekela's Next Album (1966) The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela (1966) Hugh Masekela's Latest (1967) The Promise of a Future (1968) Africa '68 (1968) Masekela (1969) Reconstruction (1970) Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (1971) Home Is Where the Music Is (1972) Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz (1973) I Am Not Afraid (1974) The Boy's Doin' It (1975) Colonial Man (1976) Melody Maker You Told Your Mama Not to Worry (1977) Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (1978) Home (1982) Techno-Bush (1984) Waiting for the Rain (1985) Tomorrow (1987) Uptownship (1989) Beatin' Aroun de Bush (1992) Notes of Life (1996) Black to the Future (1998) Sixty (2000) Time (2002) Revival (2005) Almost Like Being in Jazz (2005) Phola (2009) Jabulani (2012) Friends (2012) Playing @ Work (2012) No Borders (2016) Rejoice (2020)
Compilation albums	The Best of Masekela (1969) Stimela (1994) The Best of Hugh Masekela on Novus (1999) Grazing in the Grass: The Best of Hugh Masekela (2001) The Collection (2003) Still Grazing (2004) The Chisa Years: 1965–1975 (Rare and Unreleased) (2006)
Live albums	The Americanization of Ooga Booga (1966) Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky (1967) The Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela (1968) Main Event Live (1978) Hope (1994) Live at the BBC (2002) Live at the Market Theatre (2007)
Singles	"Up-Up and Away" "Grazing in the Grass" "Skokiaan"
Books	Still Grazing (2004)