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“I was kidnapped by music”: Legendary musician Hugh Masekela dies

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Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and "the father of South African jazz", has died aged 78 after a battle with cancer. Here he talks to Audrey Brown back in 2007 about how music gave his life meaning. (Photo: Hugh Masekela performing at the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert in Johannesburg in 2010. Credit: Michelly Rall/Getty Images for Live Earth Events)

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