Hugh Masekela was a world-renowned flugelhornist, trumpeter, bandleader, composer, singer and defiant political voice who remained deeply connected at home, while his international career sparkled. He was born in the town of Witbank, South Africa in 1939. At the age of 14, the deeply respected advocator of equal rights in South Africa. As part of his Think Global, Act local programme on BCfm Radio, Marcus Smith looks at the life and music of one of his iconic inspirational figures.
