Topic: Hugh Masekela
Last month I had the unenviable task of trying to put into words what it is that Lighterthief actually do when they perform live. It seems only logical that I re-visited 2006's Incubation album and get to grips with them as ...
On 22 January 1960 six of the top jazz musicians in South Africa went into the Gallo Studio in Johannesburg and recorded one of the truly great South African jazz albums: It was an unprecendented album in South African jazz history.The ...
On trips to Europe in the late 1980sand early 1990s I used to remark, only half facetiously, that thebest South African music was to be heard in the jazz clubs of Londonand Paris, Frankfort and Amsterdam, rather than in South Africa.Indeed ...
The article presents an interview with Cont Mhlanga, a playwright and satirist from Zimbabwe. In the interview Mhlanga addresses a number of issues including the mixture of art and politics, his admiration for his wife and for Hugh Masekela, a musician, and ...
<div><p>Award-winning jazz musician Hugh Masekela and other South African artists will join the World Cup kick-off concert, after local musicians complained they were sidelined, FIFA said Tuesday.</p><p>"As South Africans we are proud to be hosting the first ...
<div id="subtitle">Complaints lead to more SAfrican singers in World Cup concert; Jazz great Masekela added</div><div><p>Renowned South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela was included by FIFA in a new lineup for the World Cup's Kick-off concert ...
The article recommends the " The piece describes the program, scheduled for November 26, 2008, noting that the performers include Hugh Masekela, Angelique Kidjo and Bassekou Kouyate, and that event will be hosted by Kwame Kwei-Armah, a playwright and actor. Two musicians take ...
Jazz icon Hugh Masekela is still mixing politics and music, warning that South Africa could lose the musical magic conjured up during the creative explosion under apartheid.Brashly outspoken, the musician is far from frail after turning 70 this weekend with a ...
It's officially summertime now, and festival season is swinging into full gear. Are you one of those people? Do you know any of those people? Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Featuring the Glengarry Bhoys, Eilen Jewell, and more) Montreal Jazz Festival (Featuring ...
