Reports reaching us say that Masekela had been battling prostate cancer for the last 10 years and gave in to the struggle this morning. A baobab tree has fallen, the nation has lost a one of a kind musician with the passing of Jazz legend bra Hugh Masekela. We can safely say bra Hugh was one of the great architects of Afro-Jazz and he uplifted the soul of our nation through his timeless music. Bra Hugh lost his battle to prostate cancer today. #RIPBraHugh [Photo: Afromuzik] pic.twitter.com/NmNsh38fqN — South African Government (@GovernmentZA) January 23, 2018In his time, Hugh Masekela was known as South Africa’s “father of jazz” for his unending appetitte of the soulful music.

Source: Standard Digital January 23, 2018 08:47 UTC