{"id":457770,"date":"2018-01-23T22:30:27","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T22:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/01\/23\/hugh-masekela-was-one-of-africas-greatest-musicians-ken-addy\/"},"modified":"2018-01-23T22:30:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T22:30:27","slug":"hugh-masekela-was-one-of-africas-greatest-musicians-ken-addy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/01\/23\/hugh-masekela-was-one-of-africas-greatest-musicians-ken-addy\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Masekela was one of Africa\u2019s greatest musicians \u2013 Ken Addy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Tuesday, 23 January 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>Myjoyonline.com <\/p>\n<p>2018-01-23<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/71120156.295.jpg\" alt=\"Hugh Masekela Dead 56 Ken 4\" title=\"Hugh Masekela Dead 56 Ken 4\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Hugh Masekela<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817981905\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817981905\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/1516746627_680_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> Veteran broadcaster Ken Addy has described the late South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela as one of Africa\u2019s greatest musicians.<\/p>\n<p>Eulogizing the gifted jazz trumpeter, Mr Addy, popularly called Uncle Ken, said the South African was a true gem when it comes to music.<\/p>\n<p>The leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa gave up the ghost on Tuesday, January 23 aged 78.<\/p>\n<p>The 1968 Grammy Award winner\u2019s family, in a statement, said he \u201cpassed away peacefully\u201d in Johannesburg \u201cafter a protracted and courageous battle with prostate cancer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the jazz legend\u2019s death, Ken Addy told Doreen Andoh in an interview on the Cosmopolitan Mix of Joy FM Tuesday, that he was shocked beyond measure when he heard the sad news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was stunned this morning by the news of Hugh\u2019s death and I haven\u2019t recovered. Towards the latter part of last year, we got notification from his family about him suspending all engagements\u2026because he wasn\u2019t too well. We all hoped he was going to recover and come back on the scene but alas, the good Lord knows best,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Recounting his fond memories of the South African trumpeter, the host of Jazz on Joy noted that, \u201cHugh was such an affable person, a true gem. Very jovial, very funny, witty kind of person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of us have followed his music right from when he came to record with Hedzoleh Soundz group who were based at Napoleon Club owned by the late Faisal Helwani\u2026they came out with an album titled \u2018The Boy\u2019s Doin\u2019 It\u2019,\u201d Uncle Ken fondly recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Ken Addy did not only follow Hugh Masekela\u2019s musical exploits.<\/p>\n<p>He also \u201chad the chance of hosting him at the Baseline Jazz Club (now +233 Jazz Bar) and then I hosted a concert that he performed at the National Theatre. I\u2019ve so many interactions with Hugh and his wife &#8211; a Ghanaian &#8211; was actually a good friend of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also interviewed him on Jazz on Joy on Joy FM.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will be remembered as one of the greatest African musicians ever,\u201d the veteran broadcaster summed up.<\/p>\n<p>High Masekela gained global recognition with his distinctive Afro-Jazz sound and hits such as \u2018Grazing in the Grass\u2019 and \u2018Soweto Blues\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Born in the South African town of Witbank in 1939, Masekela was inspired to learn the trumpet after seeing Kirk Douglas play Bix Beiderbecke in the 1950 film \u2018Young Man with a Horn\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 44 updated by: 44 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Tuesday, 23 January 2018 Source: Myjoyonline.com 2018-01-23 Hugh Masekela Veteran broadcaster Ken Addy has described the late South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela as one of Africa\u2019s greatest musicians. 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