South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela is one of the giants of his continent's music. In this encore broadcast, host Michel Martin sits down with... Hugh Masekela Reminisces On Musical Motivations, ...

The great South African trumpeter and activist Hugh Masekela died today after a long fight with prostate cancer. He was 78. His music came to symbolize the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela, known as the "father of South African jazz" who used his music in the fight against apartheid, has died from prostate cancer, his family ...

Legendary South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela has sadly passed away this morning. He was 78. The NY Times writes: Hugh Masekela, a South African trumpeter, singer and activist whose music ...

Legendary South African musician Hugh Masekela died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer, the South African government announced on its official Twitter page. He was 78. Known as the father of ...

But it wasn’t just love of music that made the future trumpet player, flugelhornist and singer want to escape reality — it was the infamous South African apartheid system of government that was first ...

Family and friends of Hugh Masekela offer a guided tour through South Africa via their own travels with and remembrances of the musician. “I need you to see South Africa, and I need you to know how ...

He was born in 1939 in South Africa at a time when the rights of the black population were nonexistent. In the absence of a good fairy leaning over his cradle in a township, the young adolescent ...

After the rousing reception of “The Meeting Place (Amapiano Version)” alongside Soca legend, Machel Montano, the late legendary South African trumpeter, composer and vocalist, Hugh Masekela, and the ...