Sixty (Hugh Masekela album)
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| Studio album by Hugh Masekela | ||||
| Released | June 13, 2000 | |||
| Studio | Down Town Studio, Johannesburg, South Africa. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:10:07 | |||
| Label | Shanachie Records Shanachie 5070 | |||
| Producer | Don Laka | |||
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Sixty is a 2000 studio album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. It was recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa and released via Shanachie label.
Adam Greenberg of Allmusic stated "Presumably to commemorate his 60th birthday, Hugh Masekela released an album of primarily African works. The album starts with a tribute to Fela, a kindred spirit in African horn playing and a friend of Masekela. After that, it moves on through a number of traditional songs and trips down memory lane... From time to time, the music seems to slip into something of a contemporary Harry Belafonte-esque sound (which perhaps might not be completely surprising, given the repeated collaborations between Belafonte and Miriam Makeba, coupled with Masekela's marriage to Makeba). Despite (or due to) any such similarities that may arise, this is international pop at its best.
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