I Am Not Afraid

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I Am Not Afraid
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Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedMarch 1974
StudioWally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
LabelBlue Thumb BTS 6015
ProducerStewart Levine
Hugh Masekela chronology
Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz
(1973)
I Am Not Afraid
(1974)
The Boy's Doin' It
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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I Am Not Afraid is the sixteenth studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[3][4][5] It was recorded in Los Angeles, California, and released in 1974.[6][7][8] Tracks 2 and 7 were also included in Masekela's 2004 album Still Grazing.

Reception

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A reviewer of Dusty Groove stated: "An excellent little record from Hugh Masekela – cut right during that perfect time when he was mixing soul, funk, and just the right amount of jazz to keep things real! The record features some nice electric piano from Joe Sample, and the best cuts have a choppy funky groove. Some cuts have vocals, but the best moments are instrumental."[9]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Night in Tunisia"Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli7:32
2."Been Such a Long Time Gone"Hugh Masekela4:00
3."In the Market Place"Hugh Masekela5:35
4."Jungle Jim"Hugh Masekela4:30
5."African Secret Society"Hugh Masekela5:45
6."Nina"Hugh Masekela, Sekou Toure5:40
7."Stimela" (Coaltrain)Hugh Masekela6:30

Personnel

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  • Backing band – Hedzoleh Soundz
  • Cabasa (calabash), bells, drums (bass) – Acheampong Welbeck
  • Congas – James Kwaku Morton
  • Congas, flute, vocals – Nat "Leepuma" Hammond
  • Design, photography – Tom Wilkes
  • Talking drums, percussion, vocals – Isaac Asante
  • Drums (uncredited) – Stix Hooper
  • Electric bass, vocals – Stanley Kwesi Todd
  • Electric piano (uncredited) – Joe Sample
  • Engineer – Rik Pekkonen
  • Guitar – Richard Neesai "Jagger" Botchway
  • Mastered by – Arnie Acosta
  • Producer – Stewart Levine
  • Shekere, vocals – Samuel Nortey
  • Trumpet (uncredited), flugelhorn (uncredited), vocals (uncredited) – Hugh Masekela

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