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Hugh Masekela

Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005 by BBC

Jul 11, 200434:17Society & Culture

Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the world famous musician Hugh Masekela. As a boy growing up in the impoverished townships of South Africa, he was inspired to learn the trumpet after seeing Kirk Douglas play Bix Beide...

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Hugh Masekela is an episode from Desert Island Discs: Archive 2000-2005 by BBC. Sue Lawley's castaway this week is the world famous musician Hugh Masekela. As a boy growing up in the impoverished townships of South Africa, he was inspired t...

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Published Jul 11, 2004, 34:17 long, audio available.