Hamba kahle Bra Hugh Masekela

Friday, January 26, 2018

On Tuesday the world woke up to the news that the South African (SA) Jazz icon, Hugh Masekela was no more. The ‘horn of Africa’ went silent, one prominent South African journalist wrote.

Bra Hugh lost a protracted battle with prostate cancer, and passed away in Johannesburg aged 78. The world-renowned trumpeter has been been battling prostate cancer since 2008.

A great man who needs no introduction, Bra Hugh spent close to three decades in the United States of America and the United Kingdom spreading the word, mainly through his music, against Apartheid.

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Hamba kahle Bra Hugh Masekela

On Tuesday the world woke up to the news that the South African (SA) Jazz icon, Hugh Masekela was no more. The ‘horn of Africa’ went silent, one prominent South African journalist wrote.