Along with his WOMEX Artist Award, South African jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela will be given funds to put into a project of his own choice.…
WOMEX to Support Hugh Masekela’s Musicians & Artists Assistance Programme of South Africa
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Anoushka Shankar to Perform in Durham at Duke University on April 14, 2012
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