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Uptownship

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Uptownship
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedNovember 1988 – July 1989
StudioEvergreen Studios (New York City), Quantum Studios (Jersey City, NJ), Baby Monster Studios (NYC), RCA Studios (NYC)
GenreJazz
Length1:01:26
LabelNovus Records 3070
ProducerHugh Masekela, John Cartwright, Morris Goldberg, Rick Rowe
Hugh Masekela chronology
Tomorrow
(1987)
Uptownship
(1989)
Beatin' Aroun de Bush
(1992)

Uptownship is a 1989 studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[1] It was recorded in New York City and Jersey City, and released via Novus Records label. It was his last album in exile before the end of apartheid.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[4]

Richard S. Ginell of AllMusic noted: "The title of this New York City-recorded album suggests a combination of township jive and uptown Gotham soul and energy, but what we get is some of the former and little of the latter. Here, Masekela alternates South African-inflected pop/jazz with lugubrious covers of a couple of U.S. soul tunes ... and a Bob Marley anthem, 'No Woman, No Cry.'"[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Uptownship"Hugh Masekela6:01
2."If You Don't Know Me by Now"Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff6:25
3."Now or Never"Hugh Masekela4:46
4."Hold On"Joe Cang, Matthew Cang5:33
5."Ooo Baby Baby"Smokey Robinson6:18
6."Egoli"Victor Ndlazilwane5:38
7."No Woman, No Cry"Vincent Ford, Bob Marley5:24
8."Emavungweni"Ndikho Xaba4:31
9."Naledi"John Selolwane4:10
10."Elijah"Hugh Masekela5:28
11."Nomalizo"John Dlamini7:12
Total length:01:01:26

References

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  1. ^ Mojapelo, Max (2008). Beyond Memory: Recording the History, Moments and Memories of South African Music. African Minds. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-920299-28-6. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1203. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Hugh Masekela: Uptownship". AllMusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. ^ Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Hugh Masekela
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