Inspirational speaker | Hugh Masekela | South Africa
Trumpeter, bandleader, composer and lyricist, Hugh Masekela’s mix of jazz, bebop, funk and Afrobeat, of which he has attained platinum status, has inspired his fans and followers for decades.
By the age of 20, he was a member and trumpeter of the Jazz Epistles with renowned pianist Abdullah Ibrahim. In London he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and later in New York. His first album was Trumpet Africa followed by The Americanisation of Ooga Booga.
Paul Simon’s Graceland tour provided fresh exposure along with Miriam Makeba, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and other South Africans.
Returning to South Africa in 1990, his homecoming show “Sekunjalo” – This is IT – played to capacity audiences around South Africa
Hugh Masekela is a legend, a true inspiration of one who rose above the adversitities of the past to make a massive name for himself around the world, but moreso for his adoring fans in South Africa.
Take inspiration from him – he is available as an MC and inspirational speaker.
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