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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Jan 23

    Hugh Masekela, a South African trumpeter, singer and activist whose music became symbolic of the country’s anti-apartheid movement, has died. He was 78.http://nyti.ms/2DZP9zB 

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      1. gitter brenda‏ @gitterbrenda Jan 23
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        RIP. Oh my..... There are some people you want to live forever and Hugh was one of them.

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      1. 1000rainydayz‏ @1000rainydayz Jan 23
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        1966- The Americanization of Ooga Booga. Me, a white girl from LA—Hugh Masekela a black man from South Africa. Thanks to him, I realized there was more to music than just the Beatleshttps://www.allmusic.com/album/americanization-of-ooga-booga-mw0001304086 …

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      1. Argus Collingwood  🌊‏ @ArgusC Jan 23
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        May his sweet soul fly free and his music join the heavenly choir 💘

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      1. Thivhilaeli Makatu‏ @ThivhilaeliMk2 Jan 23
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        @herbiehancock @MarcusMiller959 @MonkInstitute @UNESCO @BrendaSisane The best tribute to #BroHugh will be to bring International #jazzday Global Concert to South Africa in 2019. I am sure that Australia will understand. Can I get a witness?!

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      1. Carolyn Mitchell‏ @C_MitchellTunes Jan 23
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        Forever “Grazing in the Grass” of Heaven.

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      1. MiMiSunGoddess 🌞‏ @MiMi1PokerDiva Jan 23
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        My Mom loved his music ! Thank u. #RIPHughMasekela 🙏🙏🙏

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      1. Gilliam Report‏ @GilliamReport Jan 23
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        Hugh Masekela interviewhttps://youtu.be/ZlFI3X3i8EQ 

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      1. Kate Walter‏ @KateWalter12 Jan 23
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        Will never forget seeing Hugh Masekela in summer concert in the shadow of the WTC in 2001. Great concert, beautiful night. And then

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      1. Rahmat Ullah‏ @RRahmat38 Jan 23
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        May god rest his soul in peace.

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      1. Laurence Cawley‏ @LaurenceCawley Jan 23
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        Rest in Music Hugh. Boys do in’ it, my vinyl collection favourite

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      1. iamtheMAGAbot‏ @iamtheMAGAbot Jan 23
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        #MAGA hughful masekelaful, a africanful trumpeterful, singerful and activistful whose musicful becamewise of the country’sful anti-apa…ful

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      2. GY GEE‏ @GyGeeMusic Jan 23
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        A Very Sad moment for us South Afrikans, Afrikans and the world as a whole. Besides Bra Hugh being a great elder and a legendary musician/Activist he was very humble and of coz very funny he will be dearly missed. #RIPhughmasekela

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      1. Linda Kietzmann‏ @LindaKietz Jan 23
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        Rest In Peace your music will live on !

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      1. Crazy Horse‏ @Scrumhalf1 Jan 23
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        A great man and a great musician. RiP.

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      1. Deborrah Cooper‏ @MsHeartBeat Jan 23
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        Noooooo!

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      1. sharon davis‏ @shada62 Jan 23
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        https://m.soundcloud.com/shadasound62/of-home-and-heart-the-musical … - aprogram I made with him a few years ago

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      1. Jane curry‏ @Janecur65791316 Jan 23
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        Rest in peace Hugh

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      1. Ron‏ @Ronsr43 Jan 23
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        RIP Hugh

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      1. Matlali Candy‏ @CandyMatlali Jan 23
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        May his soul rest in peace bra Hugh

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