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“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.
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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 Masekela at UNESCO International Jazz Day Launch
“What it has communicated to the world is incredible. It’s the only language that is spoken by everyone all over the world.”
Hugh Masekela to Launch UNESCO International Jazz Day
UNESCO AND HERBIE HANCOCK ANNOUNCE THE FIRST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY ON APRIL 30TH FEATURING ALL-STAR CONCERTS IN PARIS, NEW ORLEANS AND NEW YORK
Hugh Masekela Launches Commonwealth Week
The audience swayed between listening in awed silence to singing, dancing and clapping, as Mr Masekela – considered one of jazz’s greatest horn players – filled the hall with his warm and energetic playing.
Hugh Masekela to appear at Ottawa Jazz Festival
Fans of World Music, rest easy; you have not been forgotten – at least not by the upcoming TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival.
Sports of The Times
Opus3 Artists By William C. Rhoden Amid Cup Fervor, Revisiting Pain of Apartheid My introduction to Hugh Masekela came in 1968. Amid great turbulence, assassinations and riots, Masekela’s hit single “Grazing in the Grass” became the breezy anthem of a hot summer. Masekela, we learned, was the South African-born trumpet player who had come to … Read more
South African musicians added to star-studded World Cup gig
CNN (CNN) — International music stars Shakira, the Black-Eyed Peas and Alicia Keys will now be joined by several top South African names at the launch concert for the soccer World Cup in June. Local artists had been upset that the host nation would not well-represented at the June 10 event after only three acts … Read more
SA to celebrate 16 years of freedom
BuaNews Pretoria – This year’s national Freedom Day celebrations will be held at the Union Buildings, Cabinet announced on Thursday. Briefing the media following Cabinet’s meeting, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said the day will give South Africans the chance to reflect on the path to building a united, non-racial, non-sexist country. This year’s theme will … Read more
