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Obituary: Hugh Masekela 1939-2018
Nigel Williamson on the life of the colossus of South African music who died on Februrary 23
 
                                            
                                            Nigel Williamson on the life of the colossus of South African music who died on Februrary 23
 
                                            
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                                            Known as the 'father of South African jazz,' horn player Hugh Masekela was one of South Africa's finest musicians who used his music to protest against the apartheid regime
 
                                            
                                            The Jamaican record producer and singer famed for his innovative studio alchemy is remembered
 
                                            
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