Pics! Thandiswa Mazwai Pays A Visit To Hugh Masekela’s Grave
Pics! Thandiswa Mazwai pays a visit to Hugh Masekela’s grave. The afro soul singer Thandiswa remembers the late South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela by visiting his grave for the first time since he passed.
Thandiswa Mazwai shared how it felt visiting the late Legend’s grave. Taking to her Instagram account, the singer shared a series of photos of Hugh’s grave she took whilst visiting. The singer expressed how much she misses Bra Hugh. She shared what she did when she visited his grave including, playing his music and her new music, writing in her note book and burning Palo Santo. She also shared that being there brought so many emotions that led her to crying.
“This morning I sat at Bra Hugh’s grave for the first time since we buried him. I sat for an hour while the winter sun warmed my back and the cold floor iced my bare feet. I played his music, then my new music. I wrote in my note book while burning a j and some palo santo. I cried a little bit and sat there for an hour before I finally left. @adjaye_visual_sketchbook created such a beautiful place to sit and honor Bra Hugh.Always missed uncle Hugh. I miss you kind and gentle council as I finish this work…”, Thandiswa Mazwai had shared.
Hugh Masekela passed away on the 23rd of January 2018. For 10 years the singer had been battling cancer and eventually succumbed to the disease in 2018. After his passing, Thandiswa has since been vocal about how much his death affected her and how much she misses him.
In her interview on the podcast called The Hustlers Corner SA, she shared how much she treasured her relationship with Hugh and the impact he made in her life and music career. “I had such a blessing to be able to be friends with my heros. “Bra Hugh’s capacity to love and give of themselves, that’s the thing I think you wanna learn. You can be really good at what you do, but if you don’t have the capacity to have an open heart to feel comfortable and loved in your presence. I feel like that’s the first commandment, where people feel safe in your presence… “, Thandiswa Mazwai had shared.
