Hugh Nini

It should surprise no one who has ever followed the music of Nigerian drummer Tony Allen and/or South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela that this session exists. Though the great trumpeter passed away in 2018, his seven-decade-long career was filled with musical adventure across genres. For Allen, a co-creator of Afrobeat and a true progenitor of 21st century Afro-funk, innovation, experimentation, change, and disruption have been part of the game since he began playing. They were introduced to one another by Fela Kuti in the '70s and remained friends. The pair had talked for decades about making an album, and in 2010 they found time in between touring schedules to begin this project. Producer Nick Gold, acclaimed for numerous world music productions including The Buena Vista Social Club, recorded the meeting.

Bonus DVD by Hugh Laurie ‘Let Them Talk: Special Edition’. Special Edition is an expanded version of his critically acclaimed debut album and is boosted with a wealth of bonus material. The 45 minute film features live footage of many of the highlights of the ‘Let Them Talk’ album together with several other songs resurrected blues classics.