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Hugh Masekela

African music
World music
Jazz
The passing of Hugh Masekela in 2018 left a void in South African music which will take a long time to fill. The popular trumpet player was born in the Kwaguqa township, a tough industrial region of Witbank, South Africa. Masekela's distinctive jazz style had its roots in mbaqanga, a type of music which came from Zulu culture. Masekela was born into an educated family and during his career campaigned on a number of social issues. His songs often had themes of apartheid, slavery and government oppression and he wrote two of the best known anthems of the apartheid movement 'Soweto ...
Songs
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You Keep Me Hangin' OnHugh Masekela
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Stimela (Coal Train)Hugh Masekela
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SechabaHugh Masekela
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MarketplaceHugh Masekela
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Colonial ManHugh Masekela
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Send MeHugh Masekela
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You Keep Me Hangin' OnHugh Masekela

Reconstruction

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Stimela (Coal Train)Hugh Masekela

Hope

5:26

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SechabaHugh Masekela

Sarafina! The Sound Of Freedom [B.O.F.]

2:56

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MarketplaceHugh Masekela

Hope

5:31

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Colonial ManHugh Masekela

The Boy's Doin' It

5:06

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Send MeHugh Masekela

Time

6:04

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