David S
Well-Known Member
Well, I'm in a serious South African horn mood today - have been listening to Hugh Masekela and also to Jonas Gwangwa all day today. I love those two Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela records (the live one, of course, Gwangwa also played on) and I sure hope Mr Alpert remasters them and releases them because I would love remasters of them both. It is because I was a fan of Herb Alpert and the TJB that I got introduced to South African music from those two albums, oddly enough (and a lot sooner than Paul Simon's excellent Graceland), for when I saw Herb Alpert I just picked them up. That introduced me to Masekela and from 1977 on I've been searching high and dry for his stuff...you could say the rest is history...
Listening to Gwangwa's "Shebeen" (on Flowers of the Nation - it's an excellent record - gloriously uplifting), it got me thinking about what versions of that tune, Skokiaan, and Besame Mucho y'all have heard and like and why. I prefer instrumentals, in part because of a hearing loss, though I know that each of these songs have lyrics and have been done vocally.
Regards from sunny and warm Fort Worth, Texas (next month Masekela is in TX for two dates - doing a live jazz program with pianist Larry Willis, whom I believe was also on The Main Event).
drs
Listening to Gwangwa's "Shebeen" (on Flowers of the Nation - it's an excellent record - gloriously uplifting), it got me thinking about what versions of that tune, Skokiaan, and Besame Mucho y'all have heard and like and why. I prefer instrumentals, in part because of a hearing loss, though I know that each of these songs have lyrics and have been done vocally.
Regards from sunny and warm Fort Worth, Texas (next month Masekela is in TX for two dates - doing a live jazz program with pianist Larry Willis, whom I believe was also on The Main Event).
drs