Home Is Where the Music Is

by Hugh Masekela

Home Is Where the Music Is cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Chisa, Blue Thumb BTS 6003
  • Country: South Africa
  • Length: 1:16:36
  • Community rating: 3.98/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Hugh Masekela's 1972 double LP "Home Is Where the Music Is", is a landmark recording in his career, showcasing a fusion of jazz, Afrobeat, and soul influences. The album features a diverse range of instrumentation and arrangements, blending spiritual elements with vibrant rhythms and infectious grooves. Its innovative sound helped bridge musical traditions and solidify Masekela's position as a leading figure in Afro-jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: traditional, live, dance, soulful, classic

Tracklist

  1. Part Of A Whole (9:37)
  2. Minawa (9:38)
  3. The Big Apple (7:53)
  4. Unhome (5:28)
  5. Maseru (7:07)
  6. Inner Crisis (5:53)
  7. Blues For Huey (6:25)
  8. Nomali (7:22)
  9. Maesha (10:28)
  10. Ingoo Pow-Pow (Children's Song) (6:45)

Credits

  • Hugh Masekela - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
  • Eddie Gomez - acoustic bass
  • Dumile Feni - artwork
  • Mphoeng Kgama - design [package design]
  • Makaya Ntshoko - drums
  • Rik Pekkonen - engineer
  • Barry Feinstein - graphic design, photography by
  • Tom Wilkes - graphic design, photography by
  • Larry Willis - piano, written-by
  • Caiphus Semenya - producer, written-by
  • Stewart Levine - producer
  • Dudu Pukwana - saxophone
  • Sekou Toure - written-by
  • Miriam Makeba - written-by
  • Kippie Moeketsi - written-by

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