It's a long download but it's definitely worth the wait. The quality of the album is brilliant, Burmester has also added "Stimela" from this album to their Reference CD no.3, an out-of-print most-sought audiophile CD. I was wondering why didn't they use this song for the OST of Blood Diamond :)


Other albums (all in Lossless format - APE, FLAC) Direct links available:

• http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dgnmnghn_1dv5czr
  last updated 04 May 2007:
  Beethoven & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos [RCA Living Stereo] & [EMI Great Recordings of the Century] *Audiophile*
  Maastricht Salon Orchestra - Serenata *Audiophile*
  Dvorak - New World Symphony & Other orchestral Masterworks [RCA Living Stereo] *Audiophile*
  FIM Super Sound! - XRCD24 - All 3 Volumes
  
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From the beginning of his career, trumpeter and flugelhorn player Hugh Masekela has bridged the divides between pop, jazz, and his native South African music. He'll always be remembered for his 1968 multiplatinum hit "Grazin' in the Grass," but his 40-year career has been a fruitful one. Recorded live in 1993 at Washington, D.C.'s Blues Alley, Hope finds Masekela in fine form. He's celebrating, playing with an African band for the first time in more than three decades. As such, we're regaled with tunes from the entire spectrum of his career--everything from the pop ("Grazin'") to the political ("Mandela"), with a cover of Fela Kuti's "Lady" thrown in for good measure. Although it is almost too polished sounding, the eight-piece band is hot, working through the set with outstanding musicianship, particularly on the part of the drummers. A fine portrait of a great artist simply doing his thing, Hope is a good starting point for the curious and a touchstone for the longtime fan.

Track Listing
1. Abangoma (The Healers)
2. Uptownship
3. Mandela (Bring Him Back Home!)
4. Grazin' In The Grass
5. Lady
6. Until When
7. Languta
8. Nomali
9. Marketplace
10. Ntyilo Ntyilo (The Love Bird)
11. Ha Le Se (The Dowry Song)
12. Stimela (The Coal Train)