because it had a deep and profound meaning. “The exhibition had to take place at the Market Theatre because it was a special place for Bra Hugh. His journey with the institution started long before he left the country to New York. As much as I love the song, I was surprised that there was no official video for it. I spoke to him about the idea of an animated coal train as a video instead of having a video of him singing. He loved the idea and unfortunately he passed on.
“I worked with Bra Hugh for seven years as his official photographer. All these pictures were taken around 2011 and 2012. I added three pictures that were never published before to this exhibition.” Rubin admitted that it had been a challenge for him to choose works for the exhibition because Masekela had amazing stage presence. “I have a lot of pictures of Bra Hugh in my archives, but it was a challenge to show his side through the pictures. It is hard to cover everything. Hugh was a world and African music icon. Due to the theme, we had to choose pictures that spoke to it. And again the limitation of 12 pictures was also a problem.
Music legend Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, who spoke about Masekela, said the world would not have known South African music were it not for the work of Masekela, the late Miriam Makeba, Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu. Mabuse, who was introduced to Masekela by Semenya while the legends were playing in Botswana at the height of apartheid, praised the late trumpeter for his generosity.
“Meeting Bra Hugh was more than a life, but a privilege for me. It was a great privilege to be in the presence of such greatness and a humble South African. Bra Hugh did not spend much time in South Africa after spending many years in exile. We still wanted to hear great music coming out of him and enjoy his company, but he decided to take a short left.”
We loved papa so much, from yesterday his songs vibes in and out , some stood by the gate thought wants to come in when I asked he said no. Am just listening good music composed by my legend bra Hugh... I felt happy like crazy
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