Mid-Week Memorial Song

Legendary trumpeter Hugh Masekela, considered one of the greats in jazz, having virtually inventing the Afro-jazz genre, passed away yesterday after a long battle with cancer. He was 78. He had an international hit in 1968, "Grazing in the Grass," which propelled him to stardom.



In 1987, Masekela performed "Bring Him Back Home," in Paul Simon's African Concert in Zimbabwe, a heartfelt anthem to the great Nelson Mandela. Rest in peace.