Hugh Masekela ‎– Phola (2008)

1 	Mwanayu Wakula

Backing Vocals – Mutangwa Ntshauba
Bass – Denny Lalouette
Drums – David Klassen
Electric Piano, Keyboards [Additional] – Harold Wynkwardt
Flugelhorn, Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Accordion, Drum Programming, Backing Vocals – Erik Paliani
Percussion – Elhadji Ngari Ndong
Written-By – E. Paliani

2 	Ghana

Backing Vocals – Putuma Tiso
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards – Erik Paliani
Drums – David Klassen
Electric Piano, Keyboards [Additional] – Ezra Erasmus
Flugelhorn, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Percussion – Elhadji Ngari Ndong
Tenor Saxophone – Ayo Solanke
Trombone – Speedy Kobak
Trumpet – Neil Engel
Written-By – H. Masekela

3 	Bring It Back Home

Backing Vocals – Putuma Tiso
Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Keyboards [Additional] – Erik Paliani
Drums – David Klassen
Flugelhorn, Lead Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Percussion – Elhadji Ngari Ndong
Piano, Keyboards – Ezra Erasmus
Tenor Saxophone – Ayo Solanke
Trombone – Speedy Kobak
Written-By – H. Masekela

4 	Malungelo

Acoustic Guitar – Jimmy Dludlu
Acoustic Guitar [Additional], Guitar [Tenor] – Erik Paliani
Backing Vocals – Linda Jamisse, Sheila Maxhlungu
Flugelhorn, Lead Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Mingas
Percussion [Additional] – Elhadji Ngari Ndong
Percussion [African] – Amade Nharuluque, Amos Mahaule, Rolando Lamussene, Sinao Nhacule
Written-By – Eliza Jamisse

5 	Moz

Acoustic Guitar – Erik Paliani
Bass – Fana Zulu
Clarinet – Stewart Levine
Drums – David Klassen
Electric Piano – Arthur Tshabalala
Flugelhorn – Hugh Masekela
Percussion – Elhadji Ngari Ndong
Written-By – H. Masekela

6 	Sonnyboy

Backing Vocals – Mutangwa Ntshauba
Bass, Guitar, Drum Programming – Erik Paliani
Drums – David Klassen
Electric Piano, Keyboards [Additional] – Harold Wynkwardt
Flugelhorn, Lead Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Percussion – Elhadji Ngari Ndong
Piano – Ezra Erasmus
Written-By – H. Masekela

7 	Weather

Backing Vocals – Putuma Tiso
Bass – Fana ZuluBass [Synth], Guitar, Keyboards – Erik Paliani
Drums – David Klassen
Flugelhorn, Lead Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Percussion – Elhadji Ngari Ndong
Written-By – H. Masekela

8 	The Joke Of Life (Brinca De Vivre)

Acoustic Guitar – Erik Paliani
Backing Vocals – Mutangwa Ntshauba, Putuma Tiso
Bass – Fana Zulu
Drums – David Klassen
Electric Piano [Rhodes] – Arthur Tshabalala
Flugelhorn, Lead Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Percussion [African] – Amade Nharuluque, Amos Mahaule, Rolando Lamussene, Sinao Nhacule
Written-By – Guilherme Arantes, Jon Lucien

9 	Hunger

Acoustic Guitar – Jimmy Dludlu
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Bass [Synth], Electric Guitar – Erik Paliani
Flugelhorn, Vocals – Hugh Masekela
Keyboards – Ezra Erasmus
Percussion [African] – Amade Nharuluque, Amos Mahaule, Rolando Lamussene, Sinao Nhacule
Written-By – H. Masekela

Hugh Masakela's recordings in his golden years have been much more rooted in his South African heritage than the commercialized music he played in his younger days. Thankfully, that trend continues with this very fine effort that has him playing his own original material, his storied silver flugelhorn with all the effusive joy his homeland can now proclaim, and singing on every selection, telling tales of renewal, resurrection, and revived positivity. Teamed with bassist, guitarist, and producer Erik Paliani, Masakela is strutting through the villages of Capetown and Johannesburg like a pied piper, spreading the word of his convictions, and what the title Phola represents, a force for change through healing. There's substantial brass work from Masakela here, as well as R&B, and even electronics as heard on the opener, Paliani's "Mwanayu Wakula," a light township dance jam from 6/8 time to funk fusion with group vocal chants. Masakela penned the tribute piece, "Ghana," which is a straight kwela dance emphasizing his vocals over instrumentals, as well as the freedom song for the people "Bring It Back Home" where his singing is grittier à la Harry Belafonte. "Moz" jumps out a bit with its unison horn melody alongside clarinetist Stewart Levine strutting and swaying, while "Sonnyboy" is the story of a young man's attempt at piano lessons, asking that the teacher needs to "set him free, let him fly away." Most of these pieces are sung by the leader in English, a bit strained during "Weather," but in African dialect for "Hunger," where he also plays the most lead flugelhorn. The band does Jon Lucien's "The Joke of Life" with the light Fender Rhodes electric piano of Arthur Tshabalala among five percussionists in a commercial vein, but not overtly. Every grouping is different per track, the pacing of the program is even and never jarring, and there's a sense of purpose that prevails throughout. In the decade of the 2000s, Hugh Masakela has come into his own more than at any other time in his long career, and Phola is a shining example that he's still in his prime, making excellent music with no turning back. ---Michael G. Nastos, AllMusic Review

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