Playing @ Work

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Playing @ Work
Playing at Work - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 November 2012 (2012-11-19)
Genre Jazz
Length59:25
Label House of Masekela HOM002
Hugh Masekela chronology
Friends
(2012)
Playing @ Work
(2012)
No Borders
(2016)
Alternative cover
Playing at Work HOM003.jpg
Cover for Playing @ Work re-worked

Playing @ Work is a studio album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela. [1] [2] [3] The album was recorded in Pretoria and released in 2012 and then in 2013 as a reworked version.

Contents

Critical reception

Brendah Nyakudya of Afropolitan noted: "Any fan of Bra Hugh will be pleased with this album as it shows that the musical master still has a few tricks up his sleeve and continues to make music to please." [4]

Track listing

  1. "Africa Hold Hands" - 06:45
  2. "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" - 07:39
  3. "Go Look out for Mama (Umama Ugugile)" - 07:27
  4. "Sugar Daddy (Ikhehla Lo M'Fana)" - 06:36
  5. "Perlemoen" - 04:14
  6. "Sista Fania" - 09:38
  7. "Soul Rebel" - 06:14
  8. "Soweto Blues" (feat. Pu2Ma) - 06:52
  9. "Rekpete" - 05:24
  10. "Mama" - 10:33

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References

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  2. "Hugh Masekela Enjoys Playing @ Work". PRI. pri.org. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. "Hugh Masekela". Design Indaba . designindaba.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. Nyakudya, Brendah (14 April 2013). "Hugh Masekela - Playing @ Work". Afropolitan. afropolitan.co.za. Retrieved 2 November 2017.