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Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was born in the township of KwaGuqa in Witbank (now called Emalahleni), South Africa, to Thomas Selena Masekela, who was a health inspector and sculptor and his wife, Pauline Bowers Masekela, a social worker. [2] His younger sister Barbara Masekela is a poet, educator and ANC activist.
Hugh Masekela's son, Selema Mabena 'Sal' Masekela has penned a heartfelt tribute letter in the wake of his father's death, explaining it was difficult to comprehend the reality of the...
Hugh Masekela children . Hugh Masekela has a son, Selema Mabena “Sal” Masekela. Sal was born in Los Angeles to a Haitian mother and a South African father on August 28th, 1971. Thus, his age now is 47. Not much is known about his family. However, we know that he is the half-brother of Nathan Gonzales.
Sharing his father with the world has been second nature for Hugh Masekela's son Sal because he knew that his father's passion was people. Sal told TshisaLIVE that the family was grateful to...
Jazz icon Hugh Masekela and his son Sal have embarked on a journey of a lifetime- a ten-part TV series for sports network ESPN. The show, entitled Umlando Through My Fathers Eyes, will take...
As tributes continue to pour in for the late legendary musician Hugh Masekela, his son has also paid tribute to his father through a heartfelt letter. Selema “Sal” Masekela described his father as both “ageless and immortal.”
It is with profound sorrow that the family of Ramapolo Hugh Masekela announce his passing. After a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer, he passed peacefully in Johannesburg, South Africa, surrounded by his family.
Classic rock mythology claims that Byrds bassist Chris Hillman composed parts of this ironic paean to the contemporary musical godhead at a Masekela session, then invited Hugh to craft a...
Hugh Masekela, the trumpeter, vocalist and anti-apartheid activist who has died in Johannesburg at the age of 78, was exposed to music from an early age.
GROSS: We're listening to my 1988 interview with the late South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, one of the musicians featured in the concert documentary "Summer Of Soul," which is streaming on...