Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela
Hugh Ramopolo Masekelais a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer. He is the father of American television host Sal Masekela...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth4 April 1939
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What people don't know about oppression is that the oppressor works much harder. You always grew up being told you were not smart enough or not fast enough, but we all lived from the time we were children to beat the system.
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I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.
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I'm very interested in heritage restoration, and I'm working with a group of people to create a number of academies and performance spaces to encourage native arts and crafts and to explore African history.
world culture wealth
I've got to where I am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.
world-love culture periods
It's obvious that the rest of the world loves high African culture - African culture, period.
long world born
Africa has been troubled for a long time - well, the world has been troubled ever since I was born.
struggle community march
I grew up with protests, marches, demonstrations, struggle. But I come from a clan of community workers.
real america trying
The Afro-American experience is the only real culture that America has. Basically, every American tries to walk, talk, dress and behave like African Americans.
home goes-on laundry
I always make the joke that I go home, to one of my homes, to go and do laundry so I can go on the road again.
two people different
I've always stood on one fact - that all over the world, there are only two things, the Establishment and the poor people. The poor people are a massive majority and across the world they are exploited in different kinds of ways. The Establishment depends on exploiting raw materials and the poor.
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I am a forward-looking person and live in the moment to build for the future.
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I'm travelling more than ever. I don't have the answer as to why, but the demand seems to have grown as I've got older.
world geography
All my experiences removed geography from my world.
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In my view, Africa's real problems are cultural.