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World Service,14 Apr 1999,4 mins

Using the Media to Make the World Aware of Apartheid

My Century

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Hugh Masekela was given his first trumpet by Bishop Trevor Huddlestone in the townships of South Africa. Here he talks about the inspiration for his famous song Stimela - about the train taking migrant workers to South Africa's coal mines.

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