The Hugh Masekela Songbook

This April, we're celebrating South African Freedom Day with a vibrant live performance honouring "The father of South African jazz", Hugh Masekela.

One of the world's finest and most distinctive horn players, Hugh Masekela was a pioneer of jazz in South Africa and a campaigner against apartheid in exile, using his music and live performances to attack the apartheid regime.

His performances on trumpet and flugelhorn mixed jazz with South African styles and music from across the African continent and diaspora.

We welcome world-class percussionist Francis Fuster, known for his dynamic work with Hugh Masekela himself and playing on Paul Simon's Graceland, and his band, made up of the world's finest musicians, to our stage for a an evening celebrating the legacy of Hugh Masekela.