Hugh Masekela

Lisnaholic · 11-24-2012, 06:06 PM

Welcome to MB, tygerlilyzz ! It`s good to meet another admirer of Hugh Masekela. I `d never heard the track you mentioned, so I put it here for other people`s benefit too.

Not that many songs manage to combine great music with a little lesson in history.
I think one challenge for a song that presents a social message is, " How much do you want to listen to the song after you`ve absorbed the message ?" I think HM passes that test with your song - as he does with this haunting piece, in which he also makes a polemical statement :-

Any specific album recommendations, tygerlilyzz ? According to stp, the guy has 42 albums, so a little advice would be welcome !

11-24-2012, 06:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Welcome to MB, tygerlilyzz ! It`s good to meet another admirer of Hugh Masekela. I `d never heard the track you mentioned, so I put it here for other people`s benefit too. Not that many songs manage to combine great music with a little lesson in history. I think one challenge for a song that presents a social message is, " How much do you want to listen to the song after you`ve absorbed the message ?" I think HM passes that test with your song - as he does with this haunting piece, in which he also makes a polemical statement :- Any specific album recommendations, tygerlilyzz ? According to stp, the guy has 42 albums, so a little advice would be welcome ! __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 02-25-2019 at 07:00 AM. Reason: repairing links