Assupol Township Tour Postponed
The venue’s parking area and adjacent field were the subject of a double booking at municipal level and this administrative misfortune has caused us to reconsider the event.
Year: 2012
Rolling Stone Reviews Friends
“We all do ‘do, re, mi’, but you have to find the other notes yourself,” advised Louis Armstrong. Bra Hugh’s been exploring those other notes since Satchmo sent him his first horn back in the ’50s.
Bra Hugh Masekela Nominated For a Grammy
Legendary South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela has been nominated for a Grammy for his 2010 album Jabulani in the best world music category.
Jabulani Grammy Nomination
Legendary Jazz-Icon Hugh Masekela has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the “Best World Music Album” category for the album “Jabulani”
Assupol Presents Hugh Masekela Live Township Tour
“It fills my heart with such heavy emotion to be taking my music back to where it started.”
Bra Hugh and The Big Issue
Sixty of South Africa’s top talent have joined the fight against poverty and unemployment this festive season by contributing work pro bono to The Big Issue’s 2012/2013 Collector’s Edition.
Bra Hugh Supports Oliver Mtukudzi
No stranger to the South African music scene Oliver’s 60th birthday coincides with the release of his 60th studio album, ‘Sarawoga’.
Songs of Migration Washington Post Review
Hugh Masekela’s trumpet becomes a mining drill in “Songs of Migration,” the tuneful, quietly stirring musical tribute running through this Saturday at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater.
Songs of Migration Washington Post Interview
Jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela honors his homeland in ‘Songs of Migration’ Washington Post Erin Williams The journey of migrant workers to Johannesburg in Africa at the end of the 19th century is being brought to life through music by renowned trumpeter Hugh Masekela. The 73-year-old gained fame in the 1960s with his jazz renditions of … Read more
Songs of Migration International Tour
Songs of Migration International Tour: Amsterdam, London, Washington DC and Cape Town House of Masekela Press Release Hugh Masekela, Sibongile Khumalo and the multi-talented cast of the acclaimed Songs of Migration kicked off their international tour last weekend at the Royal Theatre Carre in Amsterdam. Songs of Migration is a musical tribute to the cultural … Read more
