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Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela

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Great book and what an interesting life Hugh has lived. He is an inspiration to millions of people. A must have in your book collection

There is so much information throughput in each page that it can be a bit overwhelming to take all in. It is incredible just how good jazz musician's memories are, guess that is one of the things that makes they great.

Gives a clear picture of life in the Pre and Apartheid era. His life is an amazing journey and his experiences abroad, such as with music great like Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, Stevie Wonder and Tabu Ley are very interesting. Filled a lot of gaps and holds quite a number of surprises.

A great deal of history stuffed into this book. Even more rewarding for me than Mile Davis' autobiography which was excellent in its own right.

impressive story about an unusual jazz musician; lenghty details about the 30 wasted (booze, drugs and women) years, not so many comments on particular compositions or songs; strong personal but wise view on the still present apartheid monster; reads like a movie;