Quote of the day
One of the first signs of the beginnings of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one will only in time come to hate.
Hugh Masekela
Born: April 4, 1939
Died: January 23, 2018 (aged 78)
Bio: Hugh Ramopolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and singer. He is the father of American television host Sal Masekela.
Known for:
- Home Is Where the Music Is (1972)
- Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz (1973)
- Still Grazing (2004)
- Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (1978)
- The Americanization of Ooga Booga (1966)