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The New York Times has an interesting piece today on vuvuzelas — long, multicolored trumpets (demonstrated not too cacophonously below) that World Cup fans will be hearing a great deal from, for ...
You could say that South African trumpet virtuoso Hugh Masekela has been around. He’s not exactly a household name in the United States, but it’s nearly impossible to escape his influence.
The trumpet, called a vuvuzela (pronounced voo-voo-ZAY-luh) and reaching as long as three feet, has over the last 15 years become to soccer in South Africa what the samba drum is in Brazil ...
According to Guinness World Records, Olusanya attempted this year's record “to advocate for the recognition of instrumental ...
South African musician Hugh Masekela is beloved across the world for his work as a composer, trumpeter, flugelhornist, bandleader, and singer, as well as his defiant political voice. Pianist Larry ...