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

Source:
http://www.nairaplus.com/2018/01/legendary-south-african-singer-hugh.html

What a sad world all the real musicians are dying remaining the noise makers

Great man / Great musician

R.I.p

richeeyo:
What a sad world all the real musicians are dying remaining the noise makers

And who told you the noisemakers don't die too??talkative

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

Hugh Masekela's tribute to Fela.


Fela


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi_jU9VnD4w

doyinisaac:
And who told you the noisemakers don't die too??talkative

I thought that I first heard this song at the Mandela concert at Wembley in 1988, but he didn't actually perform the song there. He actually performed the song a year earlier at Paul Simon's Graceland concert and this is the video.

"Bring back, Nelson Mandela.
Bring him back home to Soweto.
I want to see him walking down the streets of South Africa (tomorrow)."

Hugh Masekela - Bring Him Back Home.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG3oKb2JQow

May his soul rest in peace...

We don't know him here in Philadelphia

legend bye bye..

He's dropped as everyone will sooner or later....


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RIP

richeeyo:
What a sad world all the real musicians are dying remaining the noise makers

Rest on

phemmyfour:
We don't know him here in Philadelphia

Do they even know you there in Philly?

eyah rip

Legends don't Rest in Peace they Rest in Power; Rest On...The Music World will miss you

He lived a long and fruitful life.
R.I.P Dear Sir.

phemmyfour:
We don't know him here in Philadelphia

we don't give a fucck about Philadelphia because Philadelphia is one place in North America where low budget asss moda fuccking broke niggarz live.

anyway rest peace hugh
not surprised
death is only the beginning
we are born to die

Great icon over here.

naptu2:
I thought that I first heard this song at the Mandela concert at Wembley in 1988, but he didn't actually perform the song there. He actually performed the song a year earlier at Paul Simon's Graceland concert and this is the video.

"Bring back, Nelson Mandela.
Bring him back home to Soweto.
I want to see him walking down the streets of South Africa (tomorrow)."

Hugh Masekela - Bring Him Back Home.

://youtu.be/NG3oKb2JQow

Please who are you? You know almost every old music

richeeyo:
What a sad world all the real musicians are dying remaining the noise makers

Why did you allow your village witches succeed in using your sense

Love the track 'strawberries'. Rip Sir.

wow
Rip

Afro jazz lengend

Struggle icon


I respect you and what you stand for, even though many South Africans on this forum don't respect Nigerians

wow !

He tried, agewise

A price everyone of us must pay...

RIP to him

heart breaking

phemmyfour:
We don't know him here in Philadelphia

Philadelphia is not in Africa so we dont give a shyte.

Bia Oga Naptu2 abeg allow us naa..... Na only you waka come....?

Bidobado:


Philadelphia is not in Africa shi.t hole so we dont give a shyte.

Although I am no oldie from the 70s and 80s... I am a 90s kid, but I know and have heard of Hugh Masekela's musical legend all the way from the land of the rainbow nation, South Africa.

He is popularly known as the king or father of South African Jazz music.

I loved and got to listen to some of his many songs and tracks.... Not much but just a couple of them and "Bring Him back Home" stands out for me among very few others. Bring Him back Home was a song of hope and freedom.
Africa have lost yet another musical legend... Well... So long Hugh. It is well. Meanwhile, Oga Naptu2, thanks for sharing some of his songs... But see as you wan take all the space sef.... Mehn na wa ooo...