Black to the Future is a 1998 studio album by South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela.

[4][5] The album was recorded in Mafikeng, South Africa.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic stated: "Black to the Future is a fairly standard latter-day Hugh Masekela album, falling somewhere between accessible worldbeat and tuneful fusion.

Granted, Masekela has been mining this ground for some time, but there is a bit of a difference here, particularly the genuine sound of some of the polyrhythms and the way the group locks into a supple groove.

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