Hugh Masekela Quotes

Hugh Masekela — South African Musician born on April 04, 1939,

Hugh Ramopolo Masekela is a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer. He is the father of American television host Sal Masekela... (wikipedia)

What people don't know about oppression is that the oppressor works much harder. You always grew up being told you were not smart enough or not fast enough, but we all lived from the time we were children to beat the system.

I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.

I've always stood on one fact - that all over the world, there are only two things, the Establishment and the poor people. The poor people are a massive majority and across the world they are exploited in different kinds of ways. The Establishment depends on exploiting raw materials and the poor.

I'm travelling more than ever. I don't have the answer as to why, but the demand seems to have grown as I've got older.

In my view, Africa's real problems are cultural.

Hugh Masekela Quotes

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