Hugh Masekela & Joshua Allen

This American Routes looks for connections between Africa and America in song. Our guest is South African trumpet player Hugh Masekela who joins us to talk about "township bop," playing Satchmo's horn and how he ended up with a million-selling hit that made the jazzman a rock star. Plus a chance encounter with Virginia-based Joshua Allen who demonstrates the ox horn flute which his family has made and played since
slavery. 

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October 18 - 24, 2006
Hour One
Open Bed: "Grazing in the Grass" Hugh Masekela
Still Grazing (Blue Thumb)
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"I've Got the World on a String" Louis Armstrong
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (BMG)

"Owakho" Miriam Makeba & the Skylarks
The Best of Miriam Makeba & the Skylarks (Camden)
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"Yes We Can Can" The Pointer Sisters
All Day Thumbsucker Revisited (Blue Thumb) Box

"Africa" The Meters
The Meters Anthology (Rhino)

"Afro Beat Blues" Ojah with Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela presents: The CHISA Years 1965-1975 (BBE)
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Instrumental: "Clarinet Kwela" Kippie Moeketsi & The Marabi Kings
Township Jazz ‘n’ Jive (Music Collection International)
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SEGMENT: Hugh Masekela, pt. I
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"4th Movement: Kucheza Blues" Randy Weston
Uhuru Afrika / Highlife (Roulette)

"Pretty Africa" Desmond Dekker & the Aces
Rudy Got Soul: 1963-1968 (Trojan)
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Instrumental: "Awe Mfana" Johannesburg Street Band
Hugh Masekela presents: The CHISA years 1965-1975 (BBE)
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SEGMENT: Hugh Masekela, pt. II
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"Grazin' in the Grass" Rebirth Brass Band
Rebirth Kickin' it Live! (Rounder)
Hour Two
Open Bed: "Otha's Piece" Otha Turner with the Como Drum Band
Mississippi Delta Blues Jam, Vol. 1 (Arhoolie)
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"Fox and the Hounds" Henry Thomas
Before the Blues, Vol. 3 (Yazoo)

"Going Up the Country" Canned Heat
Under My Wheels: 12 Road Trippin' Tracks (Hip-O)
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"Old Blue" The Byrds
Dr. Byrds and Mr. Hyde (Columbia/Legacy)

"Fox Hunt" Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Back to New Orleans (Fantasy)

"Dog Hill" Boozoo Chavis
Boozoo Chavis (Elektra Nonesuch)
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Instrumental: "Tiger Rag" Chet Atkins
RCA Country Legends (Buddha)
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"Tiger Rag" Kermit Ruffins
Big Easy (Basin Street)

"Tiger Man (King of the Jungle)" Rufus Thomas, Jr.
The Sun Records Collection (Rhino) Box
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"Shake 'Em on Down" R.L. Burnside
Too Bad Jim (Fat Possum)

"Rollin' and Tumblin'" Bob Dylan
Modern Times (Columbia)
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"Coo Coo Bird" Rufus Kasey
Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia (Folkways)

"Southbound" The Doc Watson Family
The Doc Watson Family (Smithsonian Folkways)
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Instrumental: "Candy Man" Reverend Gary Davis
The Bluesville Years Vol. 6: Blues Sweet Carolina Blues (Prestige)
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"Richmond Blues" John Cephas and Phil Wiggins
Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad (Evidence)

"Goin' to Sit Down on the Banks of the River" Blind Gary Davis
Harlem Street Singer (Prestige/Bluesville)
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SEGMENT: Joshua Allen
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End Bed: "Black and Blue" Louis Armstrong
Satch Blows the Blues (Columbia)