| Waiting for the Rain | ||||
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| Released | 1985 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios Mobile, Botswana | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Jive Afrika HIP 25 | |||
| Producer | Hugh Masekela, Stewart Levine | |||
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| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
Waiting for the Rain is a 1985 studio album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[3][4]
The album features a constellation of local African stars, most notably Bheki Mseleku on tenor saxophone and keyboards, and includes a cover of Fela Kuti's classic song "Lady". The album is dedicated to his mother, Pauline Bowers Masekela.[5] Many tracks from this album were later included in his 2002 live album Live at the BBC.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Lady" | Fela Anikulapo Kuti | 6:36 |
| 2. | "Politician" | Hugh Masekela | 6:13 |
| 3. | "Tonight" | Masekela | 4:42 |
| 4. | "The Joke of Life" (Brinca De Vivre) | Guilherme Arantes, John Lucien | 5:08 |
| 5. | "Run No More" (A Vuo Mo) | Masekela | 5:05 |
| 6. | "Coal Train" (Stimela) | Masekela | 7:40 |
| 7. | "Ritual Dancer" | Masekela | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Zulu Wedding" | Masekela | 4:28 |
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