Trumpet Africaine

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work

Trumpet Africaine: The New Beat from South Africa is the first studio album by the South African musician Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in New York and released in August 1962 on Mercury Records, when he was still at school. He plays flugelhorn and trumpet and sings. Hugo Montenegro provided the arrangements and conducted.

A reviewer for Dusty Groove observed that the jazz element on the record is strong and that all the musicians play with vitality. This makes the album sound fresh and sets it sharply apart from the rest of the trumpeter's early records. The subtitle shows what it was all about: a new beat from South Africa.

Listening

Track list

1. 1Satisfying Song2:04Apple Music ↗
2. 2Merci Bon Die2:20Apple Music ↗
3. 3House of the Rising Sun2:56Apple Music ↗
4. 4Sit Down (Lord, I Can't Sit Down)2:58Apple Music ↗
5. 5He's Gone Away2:22Apple Music ↗
6. 6Click Song2:18Apple Music ↗
7. 7Guinean Song2:11Apple Music ↗
8. 8Ox Driver's Song2:39Apple Music ↗
9. 9Umhome2:38Apple Music ↗
10. 10Magwalandini2:23Apple Music ↗
11. 11Morning of the Carnival (Theme from "Black Orpheus")2:00Apple Music ↗
12. 12Wimoweh2:18Apple Music ↗

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