Hugh Masekela

South African jazz trumpeter
Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2018


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@kinshasaweb: RT @kultureltv: KultureL_tv rend hommage a Hugh Masekela la légende du Jazz sud-africain. - 7 years ago

@tay_masekela_: I’ll forever miss you Uncle Hugh♥️ I’m pretty sure that the heavens are having a blast. Rest In Power Unka🌻 - 7 years ago

@carolinembabazi: RT @Diop_WB: Saying goodbye to the great @hughmasekela, legendary artist, inspiring activist, and great son of #Africa - 7 years ago

@Diop_WB: Saying goodbye to the great @hughmasekela, legendary artist, inspiring activist, and great son of #Africa - 7 years ago

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@Snezzy_Loove: RT @marangdream: 🎺♥️ RT FOR AWARENESS 🎺♥️ The Hugh Masekela Heritage Park, aka #HughLake at Zoo Lake, Westwold Way, has been extended to S… - 7 years ago

@juju_MusicalSA: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@jonathantranter: RT @BBCRadio3: Tonight we celebrate some proper #LateJunction favourites, with rarities from John Cage, Captain Beefheart and Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@LetsatsiThabang: RT @BlackSounds_SA: A lil tribute to the Legendary @hughmasekela Stimela - Hugh Masekela (BlackSounds Version ) #HouseMusicLive @OskidoIB… - 7 years ago

@kiid_travis: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@SunnyLiveMusic: Enjoying sounds of "'Still Grazing' ~ R.I.P. Hugh Masekela 04/04/1939 - 2..." by Nicholas Paul Tilt #nowplaying on - 7 years ago

@WKMC_Doug: R.I.P. Hugh Masekela - He was 78 - 7 years ago

@AFROTOPIA_IS: RT @africasacountry: 1956: “A young 16-year old Hugh Masekela leaping in the air, clutching the trumpet that had been sent to him by Louis… - 7 years ago

@AdamAmohelang: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@SunnyLiveMusic: Just favorited "'Still Grazing' ~ R.I.P. Hugh Masekela 04/04/1939 ..." by Nicholas Paul Tilt on Mixcloud - 7 years ago

@Cizzl3z: RT @marangdream: 🎺♥️ RT FOR AWARENESS 🎺♥️ The Hugh Masekela Heritage Park, aka #HughLake at Zoo Lake, Westwold Way, has been extended to S… - 7 years ago

@sphemajor: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@FranchiserDJ_: RT @Hit_Vibes: DJ Ace SA - Tribute to Legend Bra Hugh Masekela (Slow Jam Mix) - - 7 years ago

@Omulungi_Hawt: RT @MsNerima: He’s blaring his Radio with Hugh Masekela. - 7 years ago

@Ndodaminx: RT @_kierandodds: A teenage Hugh Masekela jumping for joy in Sophiatown with the trumpet he received from Louis Armstrong. Shot by Alf Kuma… - 7 years ago

@MsNerima: He’s blaring his Radio with Hugh Masekela. - 7 years ago

@MbaliSupreme: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@BarnabasThoko: RT @marangdream: 🎺♥️ RT FOR AWARENESS 🎺♥️ The Hugh Masekela Heritage Park, aka #HughLake at Zoo Lake, Westwold Way, has been extended to S… - 7 years ago

@modihno: RT @ptypk: One week ago Hugh Masekela died. Today, freedom of speech in South Africa died. #WMCMindControl #HandsOffANN7 - 7 years ago

@MakangalaMandla: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@rhythmafriKa: Hugh Masekela - Bajabula Bonke - 7 years ago

@letago_nelson: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@EconomyWrld: Hugh Masekela died on January 23rd - 7 years ago

@goerge65: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@R3konsyl: #NP Hugh Masekela - Stimela (@real_jazzanova Remix) #SelectiveStyles cc @KidFonque - 7 years ago

@R3konsyl: #NP Hugh Masekela - Stimela (Jazzanova Remix) #SelectiveStyles cc @KidFonque - 7 years ago

@sizo_89: RT @LeboMotsoeli: Hugh Masekela passes and we play his music on radio. Ladysmith Black Mambazo wins their 5th Grammy and nothing on radio. - 7 years ago

@IvanDellaRocca1: RT @DeaPaola: Un altro scatto dalla scaletta di oggi di #SeiGradiRadio3. Con affetto e riconoscenza a Hugh Masekela (1939 – 2018). @radio3t… - 7 years ago

@IvanDellaRocca1: RT @Radio3tweet: Alle 18:00 continua il viaggio tra generi e pratiche musicali di #SeigradiRadio3. Da Claudio Monteverdi a Park Jiha, ricor… - 7 years ago

@KagisoLediga: RT @marangdream: 🎺♥️ RT FOR AWARENESS 🎺♥️ The Hugh Masekela Heritage Park, aka #HughLake at Zoo Lake, Westwold Way, has been extended to S… - 7 years ago

@Thamie_Zondo: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@the_anomaly_jrk: RT @Chic256: And the great Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@Boitume03961712: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@RelebogileM: RT @marangdream: 🎺♥️ RT FOR AWARENESS 🎺♥️ The Hugh Masekela Heritage Park, aka #HughLake at Zoo Lake, Westwold Way, has been extended to S… - 7 years ago

@Chic256: And the great Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@SAYID_NGO: RT @qzafrica: Hugh Masekela constantly reinvented his sound through decades of collaborations Bebop, ballads, Afrobeat, techno, kwaito, h… - 7 years ago

@NPOsouljazz: De vorige week overleden Hugh Masekela scoorde 'n hit met Grazing In The Grass. Ook Chet Atkins, Electronic Concept… - 7 years ago

@HenninJones: Hugh Masekela, Trumpeter and Anti-Apartheid Activist, Dies at 78 - 7 years ago

@AyabulelaSteve3: RT @CTJazzFest: “The youth of today must listen to his music and even if they change it and sample it, know that that was the root of the m… - 7 years ago

@wanwanbird: Hugh Masekela - What Is Wrong With Groovin'? - 7 years ago

@michaelje67: RT @APassion4Jazz: #jazz #trumpet "Miles told me not to use vibrato because when you get old, you're going to shake anyway." - Hugh Masekel… - 7 years ago

@stephenotu7: @KWAKU101 @akwasisarpong @NDamoah @LucyQuist @Starr1035Fm @BBCAfrica iT was through you (@KWAKU101 ) I first heard of Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@MositoPest: RT @Seeizy_king: Hugh Masekela salt art #HughMasekelamemorial - 7 years ago

@zirigozacom: Tributes paid to South African musician and activist Hugh Masekela - The Guardian - 7 years ago

@watsupafrica: #SouthAfrica: Tributes pour in for Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@jaychestnut: RT @CNNAfrica: The legendary Hugh Masekela was laid to rest this week. Find out more about this iconic African musician: - 7 years ago

@GRAVITEP: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

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@nothembaujx: RT @METROFMSA: [LISTEN] My Jazz Journey - Hugh Masekela Tribute on #UJX with @nothembaujx - 7 years ago

@KALXNow: 03:17am "Up-Up and Away" by Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@kalxplaylist: 03:17am Up-Up and Away - Hugh Masekela - Is Alive and Well at the Whiskey(Universal City) - 7 years ago

@Twelve_Banal: RT @Eight_Banal: Hugh Masekela dies after long cancer battle - 7 years ago

@Mastah_SA: RT @Comedian_Skits: This is what Tat'Hugh Masekela's Music does to our parents when they Listening to it. 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🙌🙌🔥 #RIPHughMasekela #Leg… - 7 years ago

@keeponbluezen: RT @APassion4Jazz: #jazz #trumpet "Miles told me not to use vibrato because when you get old, you're going to shake anyway." - Hugh Masekel… - 7 years ago

@T_Potentate_RSA: RT @food24: . @jsomethingmusic tells of his connection with Hugh Masekela and their shared love of music and food. - 7 years ago

@ngcebs1: RT @SamuelLJackson: RIP Hugh Masekela, you & Gabriel can grab Satchmo & light da place up!! #musicofmyyouth#freedomfighter#apartheidbuster - 7 years ago

@Auxtail: i- Immortal Technique H- Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@1017evolution: Hugh Masekela: 10 key performances, from afrobeat to apartheid anthems - 7 years ago

@DJLuisPedro: Ralf GUM, Hugh Masekela - With Her Hand (Ralf GUM Main Mix) #InMyCity [Album] #TBT Gogo Music - 7 years ago

@sammyndayi: RT @IrajAbedian: The death of the legendary Hugh Masekela is a national loss by all measures.His soulful music moved millions,inspired scor… - 7 years ago

@Budda_tman: RT @RealBlackCoffee: RIP Sir Hugh Masekela.....An inspiration, a mentor.We shall continue with the baton. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 🙏🏿 🙏🏿 - 7 years ago

@NeemaAkili: RT @OddMagCo: OUR FEBRUARY ISSUE IS OUT! This issue is dedicated to the memory of Hugh Masekela and Professor Kgositsile. May their blesse… - 7 years ago

@Ntando_Sibizo: RT @EFFSouthAfrica: Today CIC @Julius_S_Malema attended the funeral of Bra Hugh Masekela. These are some of the highlights with artists, Gh… - 7 years ago

@AmirBagheri: RT @OddMagCo: OUR FEBRUARY ISSUE IS OUT! This issue is dedicated to the memory of Hugh Masekela and Professor Kgositsile. May their blesse… - 7 years ago

@OddMagCo: OUR FEBRUARY ISSUE IS OUT! This issue is dedicated to the memory of Hugh Masekela and Professor Kgositsile. May th… - 7 years ago

@TGSmastermind: This week #AfricanMusic has suffered a blow. Just yesterday Nigeria's @olamide_YBNL Lost his mum. #RipOlamideMum… - 7 years ago

@blaqfli: RT @RealBlackCoffee: Thank you London for the Love and Respect. Thank you for Honouring a great man with me on Saturday @TroxyLondon RIP B… - 7 years ago

@DNRsFamily: RT @ruffsoundsystem: Jazzlounge Mix A Dedication To Hugh Masekela #Music - 7 years ago

@FrankNkwanyane: When people come to Africa they don't come to see us, they come to see the animals and the geographical part of it,… - 7 years ago

@MusicPromosFree: RT @ruffsoundsystem: Jazzlounge Mix A Dedication To Hugh Masekela #Music - 7 years ago

@ruffsoundsystem: Jazzlounge Mix A Dedication To Hugh Masekela #Music - 7 years ago

@BennittoLindani: RT @LeboMotsoeli: Hugh Masekela passes and we play his music on radio. Ladysmith Black Mambazo wins their 5th Grammy and nothing on radio. - 7 years ago

@JohannesLodewy2: RT @RealBlackCoffee: RIP Sir Hugh Masekela.....An inspiration, a mentor.We shall continue with the baton. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 🙏🏿 🙏🏿 - 7 years ago

@Gifted_steve: Video: FLIPTV CEO, BIODUN KUPOLUYI PAYS TRIBUTE TO JAZZ LEGEND, HUGH MASEKELA ON TVC - 7 years ago

@TodaysJazz: Today's Jazz YouTube Video(今日のジャズYouTube動画) 「Hugh Masekela」's 『Grazing In the Grass』 - 7 years ago

@Zaynobou: RT @qzafrica: Hugh Masekela constantly reinvented his sound through decades of collaborations Bebop, ballads, Afrobeat, techno, kwaito, h… - 7 years ago

@JannKloseBand: RT @PaulSimonMusic: Hugh Masekela taught me more about South African culture and politics than anyone I ever met. A great musician and song… - 7 years ago

@champgnecampain: RT @qzafrica: Hugh Masekela constantly reinvented his sound through decades of collaborations Bebop, ballads, Afrobeat, techno, kwaito, h… - 7 years ago

@GrayFallacy: RT @qzafrica: Hugh Masekela constantly reinvented his sound through decades of collaborations Bebop, ballads, Afrobeat, techno, kwaito, h… - 7 years ago

@clemmyjazz: RT @qzafrica: Hugh Masekela constantly reinvented his sound through decades of collaborations Bebop, ballads, Afrobeat, techno, kwaito, h… - 7 years ago

@africaupdates: RT @qzafrica: Hugh Masekela constantly reinvented his sound through decades of collaborations Bebop, ballads, Afrobeat, techno, kwaito, h… - 7 years ago

@qzafrica: Hugh Masekela constantly reinvented his sound through decades of collaborations Bebop, ballads, Afrobeat, techno,… - 7 years ago

@gloriaminott: RT @aaclassical: Hugh Masekela on Louis Armstrong. - 7 years ago

@VBiotos: RT @UKenyatta: It is hard to find the words with which to bid my friend Hugh Masekela farewell: so long and rich was his life; and so inspi… - 7 years ago

@laoisboyu21: Enjoyed nice raidio na life tribute to hugh masekela tonight ... broadcast as gaelige from malaysia! @MaebhNiF… - 7 years ago

@nytimesmusic: “Song is the literature of South Africa,” Hugh Masekela said in 2009. “There’s no political rally that ever happene… - 7 years ago

@AlekseyPenskiy: Видео "Hugh Masekela - Stimela..The coal train (1993)" ( - 7 years ago

@MusicAzUS: Best Sellers in Latin Jazz #1: Grazing In The Grass: The Best Of Hugh Masekela ~ Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@iam_lebzino: RT @NathiMthethwaSA: A baobab tree has fallen, the nation has lost a one of a kind musician with the passing of Jazz legend bra Hugh Maseke… - 7 years ago

@watsupafrica: #SouthAfrica: Minister Nathi Mthethwa on life and times of Hugh Masekela - 7 years ago

@mandyeap: RT @DJDurrant: The DJ with a Twist is Now Playing Hugh Masekela - Grazing in the grass on His DinnerJazz on - 7 years ago

@BrianBailieJr: RT @SurfaceNoise885: Grazin' in the Grass with Hugh Masekela in the Cocktail Mix! - 7 years ago

@SurfaceNoise885: Grazin' in the Grass with Hugh Masekela in the Cocktail Mix! - 7 years ago

@kikiromee: RT @JustNanaAma: I have just read @NAkufoAddo’s tribute to Hugh Masekela. Moving and all, but wouldn't a better tribute to our president's… - 7 years ago

@Tim_Banal: Hugh Masekela: The man behind the music @Twelve_Banal - 7 years ago

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