always came with the dopest album covers.
Hugh Masekela, South African jazz trumpeter, dies aged 78.
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always came with the dopest album covers.
If you've ever heard Grazin In The Grass, that's him
Masekela/Makeba, and Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand)/Sathima Bea Benjamin bought that Capetown Jazz to the forefront.
Both pairs were Husband and Wife duos.
dammit
RIP
leaving this here for the house heads
Its crazy how he remained relevant all those years. They are still playing this mix on the radio.
RIP
Rest in peace, and condolences to his family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela#Awards_and_honours
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela#Discography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela#Awards_and_honours
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela#Discography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela
He left his mark...
RIP
RIP
damn RIP
He changed the game so many times , this man as we will say in South Africa , what a guy , what a guy .
Music is lessor today.
I Dnt even know how much of his music I have , I just used to buy whenever I used to shop for cds .
Damn, I saw him live in Frisco many years ago.
Way ahead of his time that's the only thing I can say.
Gonna get my playlist together and bump it in the car as a show of respect
without doubt one of the jazz greats - he was an extraordinary man. Calm, focused, sharply intelligent and committed to the struggle in South Africa, a country he said he would never return to until it was a land fit for human beings.
His contribution to the freedom struggle will be rightly lauded but his contribution to music was no less marked. He played the business at its own game, controlling his rights and recordings rather than being controlled, pushing the boundaries of jazz into the popular mainstream and nurturing a generation of musicians who went on to become major international stars.
He will be missed and can never be replaced but his spirit will live on.
If you're a jazz fan and haven't discovered South African jazz yet, use this as an opportunity to dig a little deeper. Start with Hugh Masekela, of course, but keep digging, it's an amazing scene, possibly the best jazz scene outside of the USA.
One of mt cousins husband from South Africa and was at my pops funeral
He told me about famo
Been listening to his music ever since
Rip
He told me about famo
Been listening to his music ever since
Rip
Rest In Peace
RIP
You know it my brother you just have to hear it! Man I really hate to hear that he passed but he will definitely live on!
Wow! What a timeless photo!
1956: “A young 16-year old Hugh Masekela leaping in the air, clutching the trumpet that had been sent to him by Louis Armstrong.” Photograph by the late Drum photographer Alf Kumalo
Rest in Peace, Baba