Africa Must Be Free by 1983

by Hugh Mundell

Overview

The teenaged Hugh Mundell cut Africa Must Be Free by 1983 under the tutelage of the legendary producer Augustus Pablo in the mid-'70s, and had a Jamaican hit with the title track. Mundell's artlessly fervent singing is attractive far out of proportion to his technical skill. It's the sincerity and devotion in his voice that make successes of songs like "Let's All Unite" and "My Mind" -- that and the rock-solid instrumental backing of Pablo's studio band, which at this time included bassist and trombonist Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace and guitarists Earl "Chinna" Smith and Jeffrey Chung. The CD issue of this album includes dub versions of six of the original album's eight tracks, as well as several other miscellaneous dub tracks. Like too many of Jamaica's best reggae musicians, Mundell died young -- in an almost creepy irony (given the title of his hit song), he was shot and killed in 1983 at the age of 21. ~ Rick Anderson

Product Details

Release Date:	04/22/2023
Label:	Nature Sounds / Traffic Entertainment Group
UPC:	0822720763764
Rank:	9770

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hugh Mundell   Primary Artist
Augustus Pablo   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Organ,Piano,Strings
Pablove Black   Organ,Piano,Strings
Jacob Miller   Bass
Earl "Chinna" Smith   Guitar
Robbie Shakespeare   Drums
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace   Bass,Trombone
Leroy Sibbles   Drums
Jeffrey Chung   Guitar (Rhythm)
Noel Benbow   Bass
Clayton Downie   Guitar (Rhythm)
Carlton Smith   Bass

Technical Credits

Augustus Pablo   Producer
Jake R. Owens   Composer
Errol Thompson   Engineer
Hugh Mundell   Composer,Producer,Performer
Horace Swaby   Composer,Producer
S. Morris   Engineer
Rockers All Stars   Performer
Prince Jammy   Mixing
Lloyd James   Mixing
Richard Bangham   Design
Kristin Harris   Design