Hugh Masekela - Bajabula Bonke (Healing Song)

[estergeneno13]

This was back in the day when we wore brightly colored dashikis and black berets and we were not afraid anymore of each other and we were proud and we said it loud. There was an electric in the air of revolution and afrocentricism; Last Poets, James Brown, Soul music, do you like good music? Band of Gypsies, Buddy Miles, Power of and Message to Love.I am grateful to have lived long enough to remember when I was young. Not many then but far too many now, just can't do that!

[desireelise]

this was on the b-side of the 45 of grazing in the grass and i turned it over and played it and was instantly hypnotized. That had to be 1974. I was 12 and that record made me learn to love jazz.

[califgirl101]

Yeah! Best kick back song ever! My all time favorite! Thanks again! :)

[TheEloise99]

I had it on 8 track of "grasing in the grass" ;and would stay in the car all night just tring to get the harmonies. In those days we had no idea what it was like to be banded from your home,but we could feel pain. His pain was our pain; students w/o a voice or a way of expression. " Physician heal thou self "

[QuikShotJigen]

This is Soul/Jazz/World Music

[guitar16]

okay psychedelic primate

[chev202]

the horns seem to rain down drops of gold on this song. I have seen the monterey pop festival documentary several times but the last time I saw it on the sundance channel and i heard this, I knew it was something very special. i immediately went to youtube and inquired on postings of the documetary to who that black dude was. i'm beginning to think that this was the best performance at that festival.

[chev202]

music when you don't give a flippin flying f_ c _. let your hair down and scream at the top your lungs oooo waa waaa mother mother uuuuuu mother mother. a good primal release from the norm song!

[guitar16]

BEAUTIFUL ACID JAZZ

[PsychedelicPrimate]

@guitar16 This is not acid jazz.

[genevieve90]

one of the best songs i have ever heard, and i don't even care for jazz that much. simply amazing.

[allman21]

agreed. completely agree. jazz usually bores the F out of me. but this song is so damn beautiful.

[mamamaat]

My all-time favorite song! Hugh Masekela has alwayys been true to his craft! I love him so!