| Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Hugh Masekela |
| Cover: | Introduction Hedzoleh Soundz.jpeg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1973 |
| Recorded: | July 1973 |
| Studio: | EMI Studios, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Label: | Blue Thumb BTS 62 |
| Producer: | Stewart Levine |
| Prev Title: | Home Is Where the Music Is |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | I Am Not Afraid |
| Next Year: | 1974 |
Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz is the fifteenth studio album by South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela.[1] It was recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, and released in 1973.[2] [3] The track "Languta" was later included in Masekela's 2004 album Still Grazing.
Hedzoleh Soundz were a band from Accra, Ghana, formed in the late 1960s. The word Hedzoleh means "freedom" in the Ga language.[4] The album contains eight tracks: six are written by Hedzoleh, one by Masekela, and one is traditional. Their original melodies were based on traditional Akan and Ewe music and employed dark, organic-sounding African drums instead of modern western congas. Hugh Masekela was introduced to Hedzoleh by Fela Kuti. In addition to this album, Masekela recorded two more with Hedzoleh: I am Not Afraid and The Boy's Doin' It.[5]