Chisa Records
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Chisa Records was a record label established by South African jazz trumpeter and bandleader Hugh Masekela, known for releasing influential Afro-jazz and world music recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chisa Records canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | record label ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenreMovement | Afro-jazz movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | helped popularize African jazz internationally ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
45 rpm single
ⓘ
LP ⓘ |
| focus |
African-influenced jazz
ⓘ
cross-cultural musical collaborations ⓘ |
| founder | Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasFounderCitizenship | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFounderNotability | leading figure in South African jazz ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtist | Hugh Masekela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| medium | analog sound recording ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Zulu word "chisa" (meaning "to burn" or "to be hot") ⓘ |
| notableFor |
releasing influential Afro-jazz recordings
ⓘ
releasing world music recordings ⓘ |
| notableFounderOccupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
jazz trumpeter ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfReleases | English ⓘ |
| product |
music albums
ⓘ
singles ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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