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Live at the Market Theatre - Wikipedia

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Live at the Market Theatre

Live album by

Hugh Masekela

Released

17 July 2007

Recorded

June 2006

Venue

The Market Theatre, Johannesburg

Genre

Jazz

Length

2:29:42

Label

Four Quarters Entertainment FQT-CD-1805

Hugh Masekela chronology

The Chisa Years
(2006)

Live at the Market Theatre
(2007)

Phola
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Tom Hull	A−^[2]

Live at the Market Theatre is a double live album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. The record was released on 17 July 2007 via Four Quarters Entertainment label.^[3] The album consists of 15 tracks recorded in June 2006 during his two-and-a-half-hour concert in The Market Theatre in Johannesburg. A follow-up DVD was released on 31 July 2007.^[4]

Critical reception

Jeff Tamarkin in his review for Jazz Times wrote: "Hugh Masekela should look less pained than he does on the cover of Live at the Market Theatre. The Johannesburg venue itself, celebrating its 30th anniversary when Masekela headlined in June 2006, is a proud symbol of the struggle against apartheid, having refused to segregate when such an act was still unheard of in South Africa. And Masekela himself, back home since the early '90s after decades in exile, remains a worshiped figure there. This event should have been a celebration. But contentment has never been a hallmark of Masekela's character, and jazz has never been just music to him, but rather the sound of a people rising above. In his hoary voice and his unflappable playing, Masekela shoulders countless historical burdens, and though there is a joyousness to be heard, his work won't be done until he's done working."^[5]

A reviewer of Rock Paper Scissors stated: "After many years spent in exile from the violence and oppression of apartheid-era South Africa, Masekela returned 17 years ago to help rebuild his homeland. Live at the Market Theatre represents Masekela's status as a musical freedom fighter in South Africa while demonstrating what he's known for best in the outside world: his energetic and groove-driven freedom sound. The Market Theatre is an apt representation of Masekela's commitment to South African identity and Pan-African nation-building."^[6]

Track listing

Disc 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ibala Lam"	L. Morake	2:57
2.	"The Boys Doin' It"	Masekela	11:17
3.	"Ashiko"	O. J. Ekemode	9:42
4.	"Ha Le Se"	Caiphus Semenya	8:42
5.	"Stimela"	Masekela	15:03
6.	"Lady"	Fela Kuti	10:11
7.	"Grazing in the Grass"	Philimon Hou	14:42
8.	"Mandela"	Daly Gray, Masekela, Timothy Michael	6:28

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Thuma Mina"	Masekela, P. Mokena, S. Twala	9:38
2.	"Up Township"	Masekela	7:40
3.	"Happy Mama"	Masekela	6:03
4.	"District Six"	H. Galeteng	8:47
5.	"Market Place"	Masekela	16:37
6.	"Khauleza"	Dorothy Masuka	15:21
7.	"Thanayi"	Kiri Mazeze	6:34

Personnel

Band

Hugh Masekela – flugelhorn, lead vocals
Fana Zulu – bass guitar
Sello Montwedi – drums
John Selolwane – guitar, backing vocals
Ezbie Moilwa – keyboards, backing vocals
Arthur Tshabalala – keyboards, backing vocals
Francis Fuster – percussion, backing vocals
Khaya Mahlangu – saxophone, flute, backing vocals

Production

Freddy Malesa – engineer

References

^ Ruhlmann, William. "Hugh Masekela: The Chisa Years: 1965-1975 (Rare and Unreleased)". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Hugh Masekela". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Hugh Masekela – Live At The Market Theatre". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ "Hugh Masekela - Live At the Market Theatre (DVD)". RARU. raru.co.za. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ Tamarkin, Jeff (1 October 2007). "Hugh Masekela: Live at the Market Theatre". Jazz Times. jazztimes.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ "The Musical Umbilical Cord that Connects America and Africa: Hugh Masekela's Trumpet Grooves on New Double Album and North American Tour". Rock Paper Scissors. rockpaperscissors.biz. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

External links

Official website

v t e Hugh Masekela
Studio albums	Trumpet Africaine (1962) Grrr (1966) Hugh Masekela's Next Album (1966) The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela (1966) Hugh Masekela's Latest (1967) The Promise of a Future (1968) Africa '68 (1968) Masekela (1969) Reconstruction (1970) Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa (1971) Home Is Where the Music Is (1972) Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz (1973) I Am Not Afraid (1974) The Boy's Doin' It (1975) Colonial Man (1976) Melody Maker You Told Your Mama Not to Worry (1977) Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (1978) Home (1982) Techno-Bush (1984) Waiting for the Rain (1985) Tomorrow (1987) Uptownship (1989) Beatin' Aroun de Bush (1992) Notes of Life (1996) Black to the Future (1998) Sixty (2000) Time (2002) Revival (2005) Almost Like Being in Jazz (2005) Phola (2009) Jabulani (2012) Friends (2012) Playing @ Work (2012) No Borders (2016) Rejoice (2020)
Compilation albums	The Best of Masekela (1969) Stimela (1994) The Best of Hugh Masekela on Novus (1999) Grazing in the Grass: The Best of Hugh Masekela (2001) The Collection (2003) Still Grazing (2004) The Chisa Years: 1965–1975 (Rare and Unreleased) (2006)
Live albums	The Americanization of Ooga Booga (1966) Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky (1967) The Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela (1968) Main Event Live (1978) Hope (1994) Live at the BBC (2002) Live at the Market Theatre (2007)
Singles	"Up-Up and Away" "Grazing in the Grass" "Skokiaan"
Books	Still Grazing (2004)

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