Title: Hugh Masekela – The Americanization Of Ooga Booga
Year/Genre: 1966, Jazz
Matrix #: SE-4372
Condition: VG++ (looks good, plays great)

Cultural Facts:

1. Recorded during Masekela’s early U.S. period after fleeing apartheid-era South Africa.

2. His work circulated in both jazz clubs and emerging Black arts movements of mid-’60s America.

3. Masekela used his platform to highlight South African political struggles during live appearances.

4. Comparable artists: Miriam Makeba, Randy Weston, Cannonball Adderley.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $35–$45
VG+: $22–$28
VG: $14–$18
G: $8–$10

12/11/25 OB