The Interview - Hugh Masekela, Musician and Political Activist

Hugh Masekela, Musician and Political Activist

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Zeinab Badawi talks to the South African jazz musician and political activist Hugh Masekela. His life and music have reflected the struggles of the anti-apartheid era and the subsequent years of black majority rule. So why does he now describe South Africa as fast turning into a rubbish dump and becoming removed from its authentic African culture?

(Photo: Hugh Masekela. Credit: C Brandon/Redferns/Getty)


Published on Monday, 17th August 2015.

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