Hugh Masekela feat. Mahotella Queens plays AVO Session

Synopsis

Before jazz had a name and “world music” was a concept, a young trumpet player emerged from another hemisphere and landed alongside some of the greatest icons in American music. Louis Armstrong sent him a trumpet. Harry Belafonte arranged for him to come to New York City to study music. That man, Hugh Masekela, born out of apartheid South Africa , has consistently toured worldwide and his genre-bending dynamism has led to his own icon status. The Mahotella Queens were far more than just a female chorus: their velvety voices, their charisma and their sense of show and stage were an essential element in the band.

Additional Info

• No: 9270
• Production year: 2008
• Run time: 01:00:00
• Director: Rolli Bärlocher
• Producers: Avo Session Basel, SRF, CME
• Format: HDTV 16:9