Obituaries
Legendary South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Masekela has died at 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer, according to a statement from his family on Tuesday.
Jan. 23, 2018
Entertainment & Arts
It’s been nearly 40 years since South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela had an unexpected breakout hit with “Grazin’ in the Grass.”
Aug. 4, 2007
Music
A cool ocean breeze, the pleasant, almost cozy atmosphere of Santa Monica College’s outdoor Amphitheatre and the high-life jazz of Hugh Masekela.
Aug. 13, 1990
Hugh Masekela, working for the first time Thursday night in the elegant Art Deco setting of Long Beach’s Birdland West, looked around the room and decided to get things under way with an unusual warm-up.
Aug. 26, 1989
Mention South Africa and one gets a mental picture of a country out of control--apartheid, neo-Fascism, rival tribes and political factions at war, all tearing the land asunder.
Feb. 8, 1993
Concerts by exiled South African singer Miriam Makeba and trumpeter/singer Hugh Masekela are inevitably surrounded by an aura of social and cultural energy that reaches far beyond the confines of the performance area.
April 16, 1988
South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela has always been hard to categorize.
May 5, 1999
South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela calls his new Triloka album “Hope,” and for him the title couldn’t be more apropos.
March 25, 1994
Sometimes settings can make the difference.
March 8, 2002
The joint appearance of Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba on Friday at the Wadsworth Theater was a celebratory affair, and why not?
March 28, 1994