This past weekend saw a number of different events paying tribute to life and times of Hugh Masekela. Bra Hugh, as he was affectionately known, died on 23 January after a 10-year battle with prostate cancer.
Musicians and fans from all over the world paid tribute to the star all week long and it culminated in a number of memorial events over the weekend, City Buzz reports.
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On Friday, 26 January, people gathered at the Hugh Masekela Heritage Park in Zoo Lake, Parkview where stars like Thandiswa Mazwai paid tribute to him. Others gathered at Sankopano community centre in Alexandra to pay their respects. The final public tribute to Masekela happened at a musical event at UJ, Soweto Campus, celebrating his life and featured a range of artists he collaborated with, influenced and loved. The star-studded event saw performances from the likes of Oliver Mthukudzi, Tsepo Tshola, Lira, Thandiswa Mazwai, Ringo Madlingozi, Letta Mbulu, Dorothy Masuka amongst many others.
The family released a statement thanking people for all their messages of condolences.
“It is with profound gratitude that the family of Hugh Masekela and the Hugh Masekela Heritage Foundation acknowledge the outpouring of condolences and tributes paid to the late artist and activist from members of the public and the media – your loving words, the sweetness of your messages, the heartfelt posts on social media, commemorative front-page stories and countless radio and TV tributes, are all received with the utmost appreciation.”
Here are some of the captured moments from the memorial events over the weekend:
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