Film director, producer and activist whose work highlighted structural inequalities and racism in British life
April 2022
Orlando Julius obituary
Saxophonist, singer and bandleader whose fusions of highlife and American styles helped transform Nigerian music
July 2021
Summer of Soul review – the best concert film ever made?
Questlove’s magnificent documentary features rediscovered footage of Stevie Wonder, Mahalia Jackson, Nina Simone et al in their prime
May 2020
Tony Allen: the Afrobeat maverick who blazed a trail across the globe
The Nigerian musician was a restless creator who embraced the physicality of drumming and innovated until the end
March 2020
Tony Allen: Afrobeat’s master on Hugh Masekela, Damon Albarn and friction with Fela Kuti
As a lost album by Allen and Masekela is released, African’s finest drummer remembers the late trumpeter’s brilliant funk – and the chaotic militancy of his most famous partner
November 2018
And all that jazz … performers pick their highlights from the 2018 London jazz festival
Expect goosebumps, fireworks, inspiration and invention – five stars of the London jazz festival tell us the acts not to miss
April 2018
Hugh Masekela: Masekela 66-76 review – crammed with great music
This rich collection of great music, some of which has been unavailable for years, represents the South African musician’s remarkable life’s work
January 2018
Hugh Masekela: 'A disarming smile, sharp wit, and music that seemed sculpted from gold'
Fellow musicians remember instrument shopping, eating Chinese food and - even - getting on the wrong side of the legendary trumpet player
Hugh Masekela: 10 key performances, from afrobeat to apartheid anthems
The South African trumpeter, who has died aged 78, spanned a huge variety of styles – from disco-pop to fiercely political jazz
Tributes paid to South African musician and activist Hugh Masekela
Hugh Masekela obituary
Hugh Masekela: life and career of the jazz trumpeter – in pictures
December 2017
Best music of 2017
The best albums and tracks of 2017: how our writers voted
We’ve revealed our top albums and tracks of the year – now it’s time to look behind the scenes and discover the favourite albums and tracks of the Guardian’s music critics
November 2017
Music blog
London jazz festival: this year's must-see gigs
Singer Zara McFarlane, the festival’s director, and our jazz critic choose their five unmissable concerts from this year’s festival
September 2017
The Suitcase review – Masekela's music drives desperate apartheid drama
James Ngcobo’s adaptation of a story about a couple finding their way in 1950s Durban is refreshingly direct and galvanised by Hugh Masekela’s compositions
January 2017
Hugh Masekela: No Borders review – still breaking down musical and political barriers
November 2016
Hugh Masekela review – old favourites in thrilling new guises
Pinise Saul obituary
October 2014
Hugh Masekela and Somi review: an old master in fine fettle
Shades of Fela Kuti in Masekela’s ageless funk and fury, and in Soma’s African-inspired protest songs, says Robin Denselow
November 2013
Hugh Masekela/EFG London Jazz festival – review
The opening day of the London jazz festival saw Hugh Masekela turn his personal jazz story into a universal one at an entrancing show, writes John Fordham
