Hugh Masekela is a prodigiously talented giant of jazz and world music and a pioneer in bringing the voice and spirit of Africa to the West, but hi...
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Apr 10, 2011
Joan
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What a trip through South African/American black music history beginning in 1960. At the age of 21, trumpeter Hugh Masekela comes to the states thanks to the sponsorship of Harry Belafonte and others. What a story this is. Miriam Makeba, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Roberta Flack. The 60s music scenes in New York and LA, London and Capetown. And the reality of their lives. Amazing and fun. Hugh Masekela autographed my book a few years back at
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Nov 08, 2009
Kitu
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Ha ha ha!!!Raw and true!!I learnt that in persuit of one`s purpose, the paths you travel through can shape or break you, it takes a whole lot of you to take it and Still Graze....
Jun 18, 2009
Hollis
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Although I didn't end up finishing this book, I really enjoyed it. It's a graphic illustration of life in South Africa during apartheid and the response to those horrors through the saving grace of music. For jazz lovers, it has a wealth of history and key characters. At another time, I might have savored this to conclusion, but there were too many other books sitting at my bedside, due at the library
Nov 09, 2007
Signe
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This book taught me that it is possible for any person, even a hardcore drug addict who only thinks of himself and his next fix, to change and become a better person.
The book is ripe with South African history and reflects the unwavering engagement of the author, as well as the personal adventures and misdemeanours of Hugh Masekela and it is definately worth reading.
The book is ripe with South African history and reflects the unwavering engagement of the author, as well as the personal adventures and misdemeanours of Hugh Masekela and it is definately worth reading.
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