Hugh Masekela's music reminded us that the roots of rock-and-roll were sunk in the work songs of Africans.

Big Black provided a both a visual and rhythmic foundation to the modern South African music of Hugh Masekela's group.

Hugh Masakela

Hugh Masekela took the Monterey Pops crowd to school with a set that bridged the distance between South Africa and California. In June 1967, the apartheid regime was facing increasing international pressure, some of it sparked by Hugh Masakela's music.