NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Hugh Masekela on 28 January 2018. Hugh Masekela has been played on NTS over 130 times, featured on 116 episodes and was first played on 3 June 2013.

Hugh Masekela (born Witbank, April 4, 1939. Died Johannesburg, January 23, 2018) was a South African flugelhorn and cornet player. In 1961, as part of the anti-apartheid campaign, he was exiled to the United States where he was befriended by Harry Belafonte. He has played primarily in jazz ensembles, with guest appearances on albums by The Byrds and Paul Simon. In 1987, he had a hit single…