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Album · 1976

Colonial Man

by Hugh Masekela

Released
1976
Label
Casablanca Records
Catalogue no.
NBLP 7023
Tracklist
6 tracks
Length
35:54
Country
US

“Colonial Man” is an album by Hugh Masekela, released in 1976 on Casablanca Records. The original release has 6 tracks with a running time of 35:54. The line-up features Frankie Todd (drums (drum set)), Gboyega Adelaja (electric piano), Guy Warren (percussion, shekere), Hugh Masekela (trumpet, producer) and Okyerema Asante (percussion, talking drum).

Who played on Colonial Man

  • Frankie Todd drums (drum set) all tracks
  • Gboyega Adelaja electric piano all tracks
  • Guy Warren percussion, shekere, vocals, performer all tracks
  • Hugh Masekela trumpet, producer all tracks
  • Okyerema Asante percussion, talking drum, vocals, performer all tracks
  • Orlando Julius percussion, saxophone, vocals, performer all tracks
  • Richard Neesai Botchway guitar all tracks
  • Stanley Todd Kwesi guitar all tracks
  • Yaw Opoku vocals, bass all tracks
  • Deborah McDuffie background vocals on 3 tracks
  • Maeretha Stewart background vocals on 3 tracks
  • Patti Austin background vocals on 3 tracks

Tracklist

  1. A1 A Song for Brazil 4:13
  2. A2 Vasco Da Gama (The Sailor Man) 5:28
  3. A3 For the Love of You 8:25
  4. B1 Colonial Man 5:04
  5. B2 Whitch Doctor 7:31
  6. B3 Cecil Rhodes 5:13

Production

  • Rik Pekkonen engineer, mix

More albums by Hugh Masekela

Trumpet Africaine 1962 The Americanization of Ooga Booga 1965 · MGM Records Grrr 1966 · Mercury Records Hugh Masekela's Next Album 1966 · MGM Records The Emancipation of Hugh Masekala 1966 · UNI Records Hugh Masekela’s Latest 1967 · UNI Records Is Alive and Well at the Whiskey 1967 · Live · UNI Records The Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela 1968 · Live · MGM Records The Promise of a Future 1968 · UNI Records Masekela 1969 · UNI Records Reconstruction 1970 · Chisa Home Is Where the Music Is / The African Connection 1972 · Blue Thumb Records

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Colonial Man?

The line-up of Colonial Man includes Frankie Todd (drums (drum set)), Gboyega Adelaja (electric piano), Guy Warren (percussion, shekere), Hugh Masekela (trumpet, producer), Okyerema Asante (percussion, talking drum), Orlando Julius (percussion, saxophone), Richard Neesai Botchway (guitar) and Stanley Todd Kwesi (guitar).

Which label released Colonial Man?

Colonial Man was released in 1976 on Casablanca Records (NBLP 7023).

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