Hugh Masekela - Grazing In The Grass / Bajabula Bonke (The Healing Song) FLAC album

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What isn't clear until one opens it, however, is that little of what's here - none of it, in fact - consists of the original recordings; rather, these are re-recordings done for Columbia in much more recent times. The result is not so much a retrospective as a reconsideration of various highlights of his career, as he is heard on such 1960s-vintage pieces as "Grazing in the Grass" or "Strawberries" at the end of the 20th century.

Complete your Hugh Masekela collection. Grazing In The Grass ‎(7", Single). Grazing In The Grass, Bajabula Bonke (The Healing Song) ‎(7").

Grazing in the Grass" is an instrumental composed by Philemon Hou and first recorded by the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. Released in the United States as a single in 1968, it reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, ranking it as the 18th biggest hit of the year. The song also reached Adult Contemporary. Masekela included the song in his albums Grazing in the Grass: The Best of Hugh Masekela (2001), Still Grazing (2004), and Live at the Market Theatre (2006).

Grazing In The Grass.

Bajabula Bonke (Healing Song)". Grazing in the Grass" is an instrumental composed by Philemon Hou and first recorded by the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela The title phrase was rumoured to be a synonym for the practice of smoking marijuana, one of whose nicknames is "grass. Grazing in the Grass" was inspired by an earlier Masekela recording, "Mr. Bull No. 5". Hou, an actor and singer, came up with the melody while the backing track was already being recorded Personnel.