I Am Not Afraid is the sixteenth studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[3][4] It was recorded in Los Angeles, California, and released in 1974.[5][6][7] Tracks 2 and 7 were also included in Masekela's 2004 album Still Grazing.
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | March 1974 | |||
| Studio | Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Blue Thumb BTS 6015 | |||
| Producer | Stewart Levine | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Reception
editA reviewer of Dusty Groove stated: "An excellent little record from Hugh Masekela – cut right during that perfect time when he was mixing soul, funk, and just the right amount of jazz to keep things real! The record features some nice electric piano from Joe Sample, and the best cuts have a choppy funky groove. Some cuts have vocals, but the best moments are instrumental."[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night in Tunisia" | Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli | 7:32 |
| 2. | "Been Such a Long Time Gone" | Hugh Masekela | 4:00 |
| 3. | "In the Market Place" | Hugh Masekela | 5:35 |
| 4. | "Jungle Jim" | Hugh Masekela | 4:30 |
| 5. | "African Secret Society" | Hugh Masekela | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Nina" | Hugh Masekela, Sekou Toure | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Stimela" (Coaltrain) | Hugh Masekela | 6:30 |
Personnel
edit- Backing band – Hedzoleh Soundz
- Cabasa (calabash), bells, drums (bass) – Acheampong Welbeck
- Congas – James Kwaku Morton
- Congas, flute, vocals – Nat "Leepuma" Hammond
- Design, photography – Tom Wilkes
- Talking drums, percussion, vocals – Isaac Asante
- Drums (uncredited) – Stix Hooper
- Electric bass, vocals – Stanley Kwesi Todd
- Electric piano (uncredited) – Joe Sample
- Engineer – Rik Pekkonen
- Guitar – Richard Neesai "Jagger" Botchway
- Mastered by – Arnie Acosta
- Producer – Stewart Levine
- Shekere, vocals – Samuel Nortey
- Trumpet (uncredited), flugelhorn (uncredited), vocals (uncredited) – Hugh Masekela
References
edit- ^ "Hugh Masekela – I Am Not Afraid". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Pub. p. 2741. ISBN 978-1-56159-176-3. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "DISCOGRAPHY: 1970-1979". dougpayne.com. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Monaheng, Tseliso (29 May 2015). "Hugh Masekela - I Am Not Afraid". musicinafrica.net. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Hugh Masekela: I Am Not Afraid". Dusty Groove. Retrieved 12 July 2018.