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Tuesday 23 January 2018

Legendary South African Trumpeter, Composer and Singer "Hugh Masekela" Is Dead [Photos+Video]


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Legendary South African trumpeter, composer and singer Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78, after a battle with prostate cancer.

Bra Hugh’s family issued a statement confirming the news. “After a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in Johannesburg, South Africa, surrounded by his family,” read the statement.

The musician’s team released a statement in October saying he had been battling prostate cancer since 2008.Related image
The statement explained that the jazz veteran underwent eye surgery in March 2016 after the cancer spread, and had to go into theatre again in September 2016 after another tumour was discovered.

In December, Masakela’s manager, Josh Georgiou, told TshisaLIVE that his client was fighting the disease with everything he had.

Bra Hugh was born in KwaGuqa township in Witbank and began singing and playing the piano as a child.

South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela had not seen his good friend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti for many years, so when he came to perform in Nigeria, he took the opportunity to visit his friend & the following conversation ensued.
Hugh: I heard you got married to 27 women, where are they? I want to see them.

Fela: (Hisses) I divorced them.

Hugh: You divorced them? Why?

Fela: My girlfriends were jealous



Here is Hugh Masekela's cover of Fela's song, Lady.


Hugh Masekela - Lady


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QjO6rHHqpw

ugh Masekela - Bring Him Back Home.






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