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Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela — KSAN Live at The Record Plant (February 24, 1974)

February 24, 1974 · Record Plant Sausalito

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On February 24, 1974, Hugh Masekela appeared on KSAN-FM's Live From the Record Plant with Hedzoleh Soundz, the Ghanaian group with whom he toured and recorded in 1973–74. The surviving program runs about 63 minutes and is available as a complete YouTube upload. Its sequence includes Rekpete, Patience/When, Languta, Stimela (Coal Train), Nye Tamo Ame, Omusu Da Fe M'musu, and Love Song for a Jungle Afternoon. The concert has also circulated as an LP reissue titled Hugh Masekela Live At The Record Plant, 24th February 1974; its authorization has not been confirmed.

Session

Type: Live Broadcast
Date Recorded: February 24, 1974
Date Broadcast: February 24, 1974

Archive note

KSAN 95 FM broadcast. Tom Donahue series. CENSUS 2026-05-31: Confirmed and verified. [SITE] KSAN-FM 'Live From The Record Plant' broadcast. Hugh Masekela with Hedzoleh Soundz, the Ghanaian group he toured and recorded with in 1973-74. Type: FM broadcast, complete (about 1:03:11). Released on LP as 'Hugh Masekela Live At The Record Plant, 24th February 1974' (Discogs release 17971270 = URL1; JazzMessengers LP listing = URL2), a broadcast-series reissue. Label/authorization not fully confirmed, treat as grey-market unless verified. Full audio also circulates on YouTube (about 63 min). LP tracklist: Rekpete, Patience/When, Languta, Stimela (Coal Train), Nye Tamo Ame, Omusu Da Fe M'musu, Love Song for a Jungle Afternoon. 'Stimela' is Masekela's signature anti-apartheid migrant-labour anthem, first recorded 1974, so this broadcast catches it new. Date 1974-02-24 was a Sunday, matching the Sunday-night slot; all sources agree on the date, no year-slip concern. [SITE] candidate: citable discography link and a strong editorial subject (Masekela, Hedzoleh Soundz, Stimela). ARTICLE: see Articles table (Published).