President Kenyatta with who Masekela in a past event (Photo: Twitter/Uhuru Kenyatta)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has taken to Twitter to mourn fallen South African jazz player and Guitarist, Hugh Masekela.He has described him as an icon that gave the world many songs and a reason to dance. President Kenyatta condoles that the world has lost a legend.
"The World has today lost a Legend. Hugh Masekela, gave us many songs, a reason to dance to Jazz, & combined that with a trumpet, not only to connect us to entertainment, but also to give South Africa, a liberating & powerful voice against Apartheid. We celebrate him @SAPresident," he said.
The Legendary South African trumpeter was a composer of songs and singer also.
In 1960, while he was aged 21, he left South Africa to begin a 30 year exile from the country of his birth and returned to the country in 1990 after the release of Nelson Mandela.
Masekela also performed at the opening concert of FIFA 2010 world cup in South Africa.
He has died at the age of 78 in Johannesburg South Africa, after a loosing a battle with prostate cancer.