Jabulani Review NPR Music
Like a sturdy blues album, Jabulani sounds more timeless than old or new, the strongest mbaquanga workout since the ’80s heyday of Malathini and the Mahotella Queens.
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Bra Hugh Salutes the Queen
Before singing, the jazzman told his audience: “With this great song that I have done with Caiphus Semenya, we call on the people of the world to cease contemplating war against each other.”
Hugh Masekela Performs for the Queen
The Queen led a royal delegation in observance of Commonwealth Day in London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday, featuring performances by musicians including Canadian Rufus Wainwright and South Africa’s Hugh Masekela.
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 Trumpets Wedding Songs
“From 1653 until 1994 South Africa was at war… If you have war, when are you gonna have time for love songs?” he said.
Masekela at Hanover Theatre
“Oh that was beautiful. Beautiful!” Masekela said in his distinctive deep, raspy voice, following a particularly earnest attempt by the audience. “Are you sure you’re not from Soweto?”
Hugh Masekela at Pick-Staiger
As South African vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Hugh Masekela danced in time to cue his band’s next song Saturday night, he addressed an audience of both students and senior citizens at a packed Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.
Hugh Masekela and Listen 2 Africa
Listen 2’s boutique label has also put out high profile releases by South African act Ladysmith Black Mambazo as well as smooth jazz artists like Candy Dulfer and straight ahead jazz people like Michael Brecker.
South African Beats – Chico
“He’s one of the artists that brought South African music to the mainstream so all of us could get to know it that way,” Coles said. “It’s been great to get to see him.”
Hugh Masekela at Royce Hall
There are moments when all the ways we like to consider ourselves here in LA — multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-generational, the whole big melting pot simmering under a golden sun – get reflected in something bigger and make us think, “Hey, maybe that really IS us.”
