Celebrating Bra Hugh
Last week, we went and watched A Celebration of Bra Hugh Masekela at the Joburg Theatre. I wasn’t ready for all the feels. It had a limited run and thankfully, it wasn’t a musical about the legend’s life. Too soon. Too much pressure. It was actually a look at some of Bra Hugh’s songwriting and […]
Flowers for Hugh Masekela
A long time ago, I put Bab’ Hugh Masekela on the cover of a publication. The dope publicist who was working on the project that I’d written about for that issue sent me a picture of him holding the publication, smiling. It touched my heart so much. Long after that, he was no more. It’s […]
On: The Jazz Epistles
It’s been almost 60 years since Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa and Hugh Masekela shared a stage. Helen Herimbi spoke to two of the legends ahead of the momentous occasion. During the week of the 40th anniversary of the 1976 uprisings, Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa and Hugh Masekela will stage a three-night concert commemorating their beloved […]