The Market Theatre Foundation is saddened to learn of the passing of the jazz legend Hugh Masekela this morning.His final performance at the Market Theatre was in the 2010 production Songs of Migration written and directed by the Market Theatre’s Artistic Director, James Ngcobo.“Bra Hugh was many things to a whole lot of people who interacted with him, he was a mentor who loved nothing but sharing his passion of storytelling and heritage. The whole company that was involved in the creation of Songs of Migration would echo these words and say that around him they had clarity, guidance and a deep sense of memory”, says James Ngcobo.Songs of Migration was a musical tribute to the great songs of migrants across the African continent, it included rich musical scenes on the train that was a separator of lovers, breaking up families as it moved raw materials to and from the ports for imports and exports. The production also featured the multi-talented, soulful and dynamic diva, Sibongile Khumalo. In a second season of the production staged in 2011, the production also featured Gloria Bosman.The world was first introduced to Hugh Masekela at the age of 14 when the respected advocate for equal rights, Father Trevor Huddleston, provided Masekela with a trumpet and, soon after, the Huddleston Jazz Band was formed.

1. Hugh Masekela Albums
2. Hugh Masekela Mama

Hugh Masekela Albums

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who has been described as 'the father of South African jazz'.Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as 'Soweto Blues' and 'Bring Him Back Home'.He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his. Buy 'Live at the Market Theatre by Hugh Masekela' MP3 download online from 7digital United States - Over 30 million high quality tracks in our.

Hugh Masekela Mama

This two-and-a-half-hour concert recording serves both to sum up the career of its performer, now that he is north of 65 years old, and also to demonstrate that he is still working at his peak. 's voice is more gravelly than in the past, but his flugelhorn playing is as good as ever, and his abilities as a bandleader are apparent. Even more, his stature as a musical statesman is on display. He first makes reference to his political views in a lengthy, and clearly rehearsed, introduction to 'Stimela,' which he dedicates to 'all those people who lose their lives working in cheap labor. If there's any here tonight,' he adds, 'we are with you.'

Unfortunately, the crowd laughs at the suggestion that any of them might be underpaid, and scolds them, 'It's not a joke.' Later, during another long introduction to 'Mandela,' he seems to realize that his lectures may be dampening the celebratory mood and proclaims, 'I'm not running for office!' Clearly, it's a tricky thing mixing the dance music he often plays with the somber sentiments he inevitably brings with him from a life of expatriation and the ultimately successful effort to overcome apartheid. But on tracks that average ten minutes apiece, for the most part he and a talented band manage just that, presenting music from throughout his career, including a 14-plus minute version of his hit 'Grazing in the Grass.' By the end, still exhorting the audience to greater enthusiasm, he seems more energetic than anyone in the room.