It was strange to see Hugh Masekela for the first time in San Francisco ... I've never had the opportunity in South Africa, where he is so well known. Today he played in a free day time concert in Stern Grove, which is an open air amphitheater in a deep bowl of trees in the western part of San Francisco. It's a beautiful setting, and there was a huge turn out despite cool and drizzly weather - lots of families with children, a large number of African-Americans, young people and old people - a very mixed crowd, and good people-watching.
Hugh Masekela is almost 70, but he's a powerful musician and performer who brought the crowd dancing to their feet. He also made an impassioned plea for people not to become indifferent about what is happening Dafur. I was surprised he didn't mention the situation in Zimbabwe, which is in our backyard.
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