Boston celebrates South African jazz legend
“I know it’s cold out there, Boston,” Masekela said during a song, riling up the audience. “But don’t bring it in here. I’ve seen you at those sports games. I know you’re a noisy crowd.”
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Hugh Masekela Live
For the main performance Masekela was joined on stage by Francis Manneh Fuster, percussion; Abednigo “Fana” Zulu, bass; Randall Skippers, keyboards; Lee-Roy Sauls, drums; and Cameron John Ward, guitar. Masekela performed a mix of old favorites and music from his most recent album Phola.
Masekela: My music comes from my people
The clarion cry of Hugh Masekela’s trumpet is still insistent, still emphatic.
Hugh Masekela’s Memorial Hall performance delights music lovers
The jiving, smooth-stepping groove-machine known as Hugh Masekela called the Memorial Hall stage his home on Monday night.
Musical Legend Brings Trumpet Grooves To North America
“We’re coming there to play and make people happy,” concludes Masekela. “They dance their asses off at our shows.”
Music Infused With Sorrow and Joy
Mr. Masekela is still haunted by the music that was everywhere during his childhood
Hugh Masekela’s 70th birthday concert
It’s not often that Hugh Masekela is left speechless during one of his own shows. But for one moment during his 70th birthday concert at London’s Barbican Centre, the celebrated South African trumpeter appeared lost for words.
Hugh Masekela birthday concert, review
Hugh Masekela at 70 is still magnificent, even if he now longer has oppression to fight against.
Hugh Masekela, Barbican, London
The veteran South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela turned 70 in April, and this concert was a belated birthday offering from the London Symphony Orchestra and its community choir.
These nights of exhilarating live performance are reinventing music
The Guardian By Simon Jenkins The last time I heard the trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela was at a New Year’s Eve party in 1990 on the slopes of Table Mountain. Nelson Mandela had recently been released and Masekela had returned from exile. The hot night air blew in from False Bay, and conversation crackled … Read more
