Assupol & The Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation present The Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival 2020 Online. Sunday 13th December. On www.skyroomlive.com
“My biggest obsession is to show Africans, and the world, who the people of Africa really are” – Hugh Masekela
In the midst of the COVID 19 storm, a musical and cultural oasis of relief, the Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival 2020 Online, brings Bra Hugh’s eclectic and broad vision of South African, and African, culture, music, and heritage. Presented by Assupol, and produced by Semopa Entertainment, this year’s festival will be a free access online affair available on www.skyroomlive.com on Sunday the 13th of December at 8pm.
Established in 2015, reflecting Bra Hugh’s lasting commitment to preserve and promote African heritage, tradition and identity, the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation, with Assupol, is proud to be part of the sixth instalment of the Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival. Hosted by poet and cultural activist Natalia Molebatsi, the festival is a platform to grow and promote heritage and culture, and our ever-evolving diversity, to, and through, a cross-generational, cross-cultural audience.
“Now, more than ever, is a time to remember who we are as Africans, in our heritage, our culture, and our identity – all day, every day.” – Festival co-organiser, Mabusha Masekela
Our second festival since Bra Hugh’s passing in 2018, it will feature a stellar set of musicians, poets and dancers including vocalist Gloria Bosman and Congolese star Tresor, 2019 Standard Bank Young Artist Award recipient trumpet player Mandla Mlangeni and rising star of the SA jazz scene, vocalist Zoe Modiga, recently featured on the cover of the international Songlines magazine. Sio, Selema.Writes and praise poet Matalane Mokgatla represent our gifted tongues of spoken word, with Gregory Maqoma’s Vuyani Dance Theatre and the Tsonga-rooted Bungeni Xikhulu Dance Group sharing the rhythms of their movements in dance.
“Assupol has supported the Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival for several years because of the synergies between our mission of serving those who serve and our passion for honouring heritage. We see the value in Bra Hugh’s desire to preserve and celebrate African heritage and we are proud to have added power to his cause through our support of the Hugh Masekela Heritage Festival. With the festival being broadcast online, Bra Hugh’s vision is amplified to a bigger audience–we encourage everyone to tune in,” said Velmah Nzembela; Head: Group Corporate Affairs, Assupol.
Date: Sunday 13th December 2020
Time: 8pm
Where: Online – www.skyroomlive.com
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