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Hugh Masekela: Grazing In The Grass

By Chris May
January 27, 2024
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Lest we forget the total blast that was the late

Hugh Masekela

flugelhorn
1939 - 2018

" data-original-title="" title="">Hugh Masekela, caught in the act of breaking big in the US in 1968. Like

Fela Kuti

saxophone
1938 - 1997

" data-original-title="" title="">Fela Kuti, Masekela kept the good times rolling and the message loud and clear.

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Chris May is a senior editor of All About Jazz. He was previously the editor of the pioneering magazine Black Music & Jazz Review, and more recently editor of the style / culture / history magazine Jocks & Nerds.

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