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On the record with Hugh Masekela
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A South African jazz icon talks about the Millennium Development Goals, Nelson Mandela and his grandfather the fly.
Photograph: UN Africa Renewal / Michael Fleshman
Hugh Masekela, the legendary South African trumpet player, band leader and anti-apartheid activist, is known for blowing his horn and speaking his mind. In the Brooklyn district of New York City we had the opportunity to hear him do both.
Africa Renewal had come to the Kumble Theater in downtown Brooklyn to hear Mr. Masekela play and to speak with him about his participation in the recording of the UN-promoted 8 Goals for Africa song and music video. The song promotes and popularizes the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). But over the course of a 20-minute backstage interview, the veteran performer, whose career spans more than five decades and includes dozens of hit songs and chart-topping recordings, touched on everything from the MDGs to Nelson Mandela’s birthday to Africa’s borders.
On the record with Hugh Masekela
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