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Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) [1] was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was 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 ".
Barbara Masekela was born on 18 July 1941 in the Alexandra Township of Johannesburg, South Africa, the second of four children born to Pauline and Thomas Masekela.Her father had been an artist; [3] her older brother Hugh Masekela grew up to be an accomplished jazz musician.
A native of New York, Masekela travelled the world in his youth with his father, South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela. [7] Masekela's own band, Alekesam, [8] shares the name of his first film which chronicles his relationship with his father and their connection through music, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012. [9]
Mbongeni Ngema (10 May 1955 – 27 December 2023) was a South African playwright, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer, and theatre producer, best known for co-writing the 1981 play Woza Albert! and co-writing (with Hugh Masekela) the 1988 musical Sarafina!.
Nyong’o took her relationship with Masekela, 52, public in December 2022. Less than a year later, the actress announced their split in an October 2023 Instagram post. Joshua Jackson and Lupita ...
Between 15,000 and 20,000 students took part; caught unprepared, the police opened fire on the protesting children, [94] [95] killing hundreds and injuring more than a thousand. [95] Hugh Masekela wrote "Soweto Blues" in response to the massacre, and the song was performed by Makeba, becoming a staple of her live performances for many years. [96]
Theo Wargo/Getty. Tyrus and his wife Ingrid Rinck with their kids attends FOX Nation's 2024 Patriot Awards at Tilles Center for the Performing Arts on December 05, 2024 in Greenvale, New York.
Twelve million South African children need feeding. The government feeding program reaches 8 million. The Lunchbox Fund's aim is to feed the rest. 65% of South African children live below the poverty line; 19.6% of South African children are orphans, mainly as a result of the HIV/AIDS epidemic; Unemployment is a severe problem