No, we have not forgotten that it was Bra Hugh Masekela's 75th birthday today

From Africa is a Country Sat Apr 5 2014, 02:35:41

It's Bra Hugh's birthday today. Well into his seventies, Hughie as his friend Dizzy Gillepsie used to call him, demonstrates no interest in laying off from touring. To celebrate, we'll bump a bit of "I Am Not Afraid"; or maybe tap into his Hedzoleh Sounds era; or perhaps go buckwild to some Union Of South Africa (alongside Caiphus Semenya and Jonas Gwangwa). Who knows, we might even cruise past his electronic stuff in the eighties; Techno Bush maybe. By the time Sunday comes, we'll be cold chilling with him and his old buddy Larry Willis on their "Friends" album.

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