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Hugh Masakela

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About Hugh Masakela

Developed in cooperation with the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

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Glenhof Gardens, North Avenue, Riviera
September 2020

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HUGH MASEKELA 1939 Ð 2018 Hugh Ramapolo Masekela, distinguished trumpeter, flugelhornist, singer, composer and advocate for African heritage, lived here. In three decades of exile, his music became a symbol of the countryÕs anti-apartheid movement. He pioneered his unique South African-influenced style of jazz, and fused it with music from across the African continent and its diaspora. His hits include ÒGrazing In The GrassÓ (1968), ÒBring Him Back HomeÓ (1987) and ÒStimelaÓ (1974).

Photo courtesy: Kabelo Mokoena (Sunday Times)

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