Hugh Masekela
Who are you greatest, worst or undecided Southern Africans?
The ten greatest in no order.
1. Nelson Mandela
2. Jan Smuts
3. Desmond Tutu
4. Helen Suzman
5. Hugh Masekela
6. Seretse Kama
7. Francois Pienaar
8. Kaizer Motaung
9 Chief Moshoeshe (okay I know it’s Lesotho but still….)
10. Breyten Breytenbach
My most infamous list….
D.F. Malan
Dingaan
John Vorster
Hendrik Verwoerd
Dr Treurnicht
Eugene T.Blanche
Ferdi Hertzenberg
Hansie Cronje
Robert Mugabe
I’ll leave the jury out on….
Shaka
Oom Paul Kruger
Cecil Rhodes
Harry Oppenheimer
Ian Smith
Laurens Van der Post
I cant do my own list but will comment on yours….
The ten greatest in no order.
1. Nelson Mandela – agree
2. Jan Smuts – agree
3. Desmond Tutu – agree
4. Helen Suzman – agree
5. Hugh Masekela – don’t agree
6. Seretse Khama – agree
7. Francois Pienaar – agree
8. Kaizer Motaung – agree
9 Chief Moshoeshe – agree
10. Breyten Breytenbach – agree
My most infamous list….
D.F. Malan – agree
Dingaan – don’t agree
John Vorster – agree
Hendrik Verwoerd – agree
Dr Treurnicht – agree
Eugene T.Blanche – agree
Ferdi Hertzenberg – not sure
Hansie Cronje – don’t agree
Robert Mugabe – agree
Hugh Masekela – Coal Train Live
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Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony $5.32 The stunning documentary Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony tells the story of protest music in South Africa–but as it does so, it tells the story of the struggle against apartheid itself, for the music and the revolution are inseparable. Through archival footage and interviews with musicians, freedom fighters, and even members of the former government police, Amandla! creates a vivi… |
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Grazing in the Grass: The Best of Hugh Masekela $2.69 In 1968, a little-known South African-born trumpeter and flugelhornist named Hugh Masakela released an instrumental single called “Grazing in the Grass.” Its catchy, percussive rhythms and jazzy horn lines made it an international hit, and turned Masakela into an overnight star. This compilation contains 14 of Masakela’s most celebrated tracks recorded from the ’60s to the ’90s. These “greatest hi… |
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Amandla: Revolution in Four Part Harmony [VHS] $0.90 The stunning documentary Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony tells the story of protest music in South Africa–but as it does so, it tells the story of the struggle against apartheid itself, for the music and the revolution are inseparable. Through archival footage and interviews with musicians, freedom fighters, and even members of the former government police, Amandla! creates a vivi… |
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Freedom Beat (Artists Against Apartheid UK) $9.66 Recorded live on January 5, 1988, this concert features U.K. artists against apartheid. The artists include Maxi Priest, Gil Scott Heron, the Style Council, Peter Gabriel, Hugh Masekela, Sade, Elvis Costello, Princess, Big Audio Dynamite, Lorna Gee, Billy Bragg, and Gary Kemp…. |
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Hugh Masekela – Homecoming Concert [VHS] $17.99 Jazz trumpet virtuoso Hugh Masekela was born in South Africa and first played in bands there before being exiled from his native land for more than 30 years. After achieving musical success and a following in the U.S., Masekela celebrated the downfall of apartheid by returning to South Africa and embarking on a triumphant concert tour. This DVD captures a joyous night on that tour, as Masekela per… |
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Soul Power $8.88 Three days before the 1974 Ali-Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle” match in Zaire, the world’s finest soul musicians took to the stage to provide an energizing series of live concerts to warm up the crowd for the big event. This documentary assembles a chronology of the proceedings both onstage and backstage, with appearances and performances by James Brown, Bill Withers, B.B. King, The Spinners, and o… |
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Paul Simon: Graceland – The African Concert $24.98 Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 03/23/1999 Run time: 90 minutes Rating: Nr… |
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Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela $25.95 One of today’s few living world-class artists–and rare spirits–narrates a magical journey around the world in this epic, music-soaked tale of love, excess, exile, and home. Hugh Masekela is a prodigiously talented giant of jazz and world music and a pioneer in bringing the voice and spirit of Africa to the West, but his globe-trotting tale transcends music. Masekela has lived a rich and relent… |
