# R.I.P Hugh Masekela

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/r-i-p-hugh-masekela/4735>\
**Category:** Music\
**Created:** [January 23, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/r-i-p-hugh-masekela/4735 "2018-01-23T07:33:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![stevem2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@stevem2](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/stevem2)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/r-i-p-hugh-masekela/4735/1 "2018-01-23T07:33:27Z")

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[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/obituaries/hugh-masekela-dies.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/obituaries/hugh-masekela-dies.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news)

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**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/r-i-p-hugh-masekela/4735/2 "2018-01-23T17:19:58Z")

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A superb article.

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**Author:** ![amsco15](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/amsco15/32/28_2.png) [@amsco15](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/amsco15)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/r-i-p-hugh-masekela/4735/3 "2018-01-23T20:37:47Z")

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Agree 100% with Elk. He was highly respected by the cognoscenti of New Orleans music. He played the New Orleans Jazz Fest several times and was often featured by the influential public radio station WWOZ (that’s how I knew him). A highly respected musician by other musicians.