International Jazz Day Istanbul 2013
The evening concert at Istanbul’s famed Hagia Irene will feature performances by stellar musicians from around the world.
News Category: Collaborations
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’.
Veenwouden Masekela Wine Launch
Hugh Masekela Wine Collection Launched by Veenwouden House of Masekela Press Release ‘Music, wine, food and good company are the best combination’ says Marcel van der Walt, vintner at Veenwouden and Hugh Masekela’s latest partner in collaboration. This heady mix was at its best last Sunday as the House of Masekela launched Veenwouden’s new Hugh … Read more
BT River of Music
“It was such a great day and a massive festival with a massive stage and loads of stalls. The kids were all running around barefoot and it felt almost like being back home,” Ndeshi said.
Hugh Masekela Joins Paul Simon Graceland Tour!
Hugh Masekela Joins Paul Simon in London to Kick off the Graceland Tour! Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images Twenty five years after Hugh Masekela first collaborated with Paul Simon and now legendary SA musicians like Miriam Makeba and Ladysmith Black Mambazo on the Graceland album and subsequent tour – the two icons reunited on a Hyde … Read more
Hugh Masekela & Friends makes Africa Channel Debut
The joyous event brings together South Africa’s finest new and well-loved musical talent for two hours of not-to-be-missed musical performances, including jazz, Afrobeat and modern kwaito.
Friends Album Launch Review
Masekela has released a four-CD set comprising mainly reworked and reinterpreted American standards, which certainly demonstrates his jazz side.
Hugh Masekela Revivalist Review- FRIENDS
It’s inspiring, even comforting, to know that a giant like Hugh Masekela can be vulnerable and unsure. This man not only brought a global awareness to his native South Africa, but through his music, he also led the fight to end apartheid, a fight that exiled him from his country for over thirty years.
International Jazz Day at UN
“I am so pleased that each year on April 30th millions of people in hundreds of countries will pay tribute to jazz and its role of uniting humanity,” Hancock declared.
Hugh’s Complete Aural Workout
This time he’s gathered a group of Danish girls and a quartet of local male voices to give new interpretations to South African and Scandinavian folk songs.
