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Trumpet Africaine

Studio album by

Hugh Masekela

Released

August 1962

Studio

Mercury MG20797

Bob Bollard^[1]

Hugh Masekela chronology

Trumpet Africaine
(1962)

Grrr
(1965)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]

Trumpet Africaine: The New Beat from South Africa is the debut studio record (LP) by South African musician Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in New York City and released in August 1962 via Mercury Records.^[4] The album was released whilst Masekela was still in school.^[5]

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Reception

A reviewer of Dusty Groove noted: "The jazz component of the album is quite high, and all the playing is fairly lively – which makes for a fresh album that stands out strongly in Hugh's early catalog."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Satisfying Song"	Miriam Makeba	2:04
2.	"Merci Bon Die"	Frantz Casseus	2:18
3.	"House of the Rising Sun"		2:52
4.	"Sit Down (Lord, I Can't Sit Down)"		3:00
5.	"He's Gone Away"		2:22
6.	"Click Song"	Miriam Makeba	2:29
7.	"Guinean Song"	Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela	2:12
8.	"Ox Drivers Song"		2:38
9.	"Umhome"	Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela	2:39
10.	"Magwalandini"	Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela	2:21
11.	"Morning of the Carnival" (Theme from Black Orpheus)	Luiz Bonfá, Ross Jungnickel	2:01
12.	"Wimoweh"	Solomon Linda	2:18

Personnel

Hugh Masekela – flugelhorn, trumpet, vocals
Hugo Montenegro – arranging, conducting
Bob Simpson – engineer
Ed Begly – tape master
Peter Perri – cover, liner photos

References

^ "Hugh Masekela Trumpet Africaine". hhv.de.
^ "Hugh Masekela – Trumpet Africaine". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
^ "Hugh Masekela – Trumpet Africaine". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^ "Hugh Masekela: Trumpet Africaine". Dusty Groove. dustygroove.com. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

External links

Official website

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)

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