Hugh Masekela: Celebrate Mama Afrika – review

Hackney Empire, LondonThis wasn't the first London concert to celebrate the music of Africa's first and greatest superstar Miriam Makeba, but it was the most emotional and pertinent, for the man in charge was her first husband, Hugh Masekela. He did her justice with an adventurous revue that was far more joyous than the Barbican's Mama Africa tribute two years ago, thanks to the wildly enthusiastic audience, the venue and the lineup. This was another Barbican presentation, but staged in the inti...

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