Techno-Bush is a 1984 studio album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[5][6] It was recorded in Gaborone, Botswana.

Techno-Bush
Studio album by
Released1984
StudioBattery Mobile at the Woodpecker Inn, Gaborone, Botswana.
GenreJazz
LabelJive Afrika JL8-8210
ProducerStewart Levine
Hugh Masekela chronology
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Techno-Bush
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Waiting for the Rain
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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
Tom HullB[4]

Reception

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Robert Christgau stated: "Like Malcolm McLaren with a birthright, Masekela has given up the dull demijazz of his U.S. period and returned to Africa, where he cops riffs and rhythms, calypso raps and organ jive and of course trumpet parts, as cannily as the cleverest imperialist, then serves them up in a highly palatable English-language fusion. Beyond a few leftover dull spots my only cavil is the lyric of the demihit, 'Don't Go Lose It Baby'—shouldn't crow so about being a 'winner' in a country where the deck is stacked like it is in Botswana."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Go Lose It Baby"Hugh Masekela, Stewart Levine6:20
2."The Seven Riffs of Africa: Medley" (The Lion Never Sleeps, Isikhokhiyana, Grazing in the Grass)Hugh Masekela12:32
3."Motlalepula (The Rainmaker)"Hugh Masekela, Zakes Mchunu5:45
4."Getting Fat in Africa"Hugh Masekela4:39
5."Pula Ea Na (It's Raining)"Frank Leepa, Tsepo Tshola4:28
6."African Secret Society"Hugh Masekela3:08
7."U-Dwi"Hugh Masekela, Zakes Mchunu3:26

Personnel

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Band

  • Hugh Masekela – horns, percussion, vocals, keyboards
  • Zakes Mchunu – bass
  • Bongani Nxele – drums
  • Banjo Mosele – guitar (rhythm)
  • John Selolwane – guitars, vocals (listed as John 'Blackie' Selolwane)
  • Moses Ngwenya – organ
  • Gasper Lawal – percussion
  • Mandisa Dlanga – vocals
  • Mopati Tsienyane – vocals
  • Stella Khumalo – vocals
  • Tsepo Tshola – vocals

Production

  • Greg Cutler – engineer
  • Nigel Green – engineer (mix)
  • Stewart Levine – producer
  • Peter Harris – programming (on the Fairlight CMI music computer)

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Hugh Masekela: Technobush". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Consumer Guide Reviews: Techno-Bush". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Hugh Masekela". Tom Hull. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Hugh Masekela - Biography". Amoeba Music. amoeba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Hugh Masekela – Techno-Bush". Discogs. discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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