Masekela was given his first trumpet at the age of 14 Legendary jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and "the father of South African jazz", has died ...

Hugh Masekela, the famous South African trumpet player and anti-apartheid campaigner, died earlier in the year and was widely mourned. Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela and ...

Hugh Masekela's music transcended notes and melodies; it was the heartbeat of a nation yearning for freedom. His song Bring ...