UNSEEN FOOTAGE: The late Hugh Masekela & Siparia Deltones Steel Orchestra recording ‘Siparia To Soweto’ Album
Watch unseen footage of the late legendary South African trumpeter, composer and singer Hugh Masekela and Trinidadian outfit Siparia Deltones recording of the collaborative album, Siparia To Soweto, released through Gallo Record Company and Montano’s Monk Music Group.
With its global outlook, Siparia To Soweto is a triumph of native sounds, celebration of legacy, and rhythmic highlighting of our shared lived experiences. It’s a testament to Bra Hugh Masekela’s enduring impact as a provider of empowerment, pride, and melody. “I would say that Hugh’s music, in this day and age, is not a symbol but rather a source,” nephew Mabusha Masekela says. “It’s a source assembled over a six-decade period that inspires, strengthens, instructs, empowers, and entertains. A symbol, to me, is something that represents the form or spirit of something else. Hugh’s music is not a symbol of a thing, Hugh’s music is the thing.”
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About Gallo Music
Gallo Record Company (GRC) is South Africa’s largest and oldest independent music label since its inception in 1926, and incorporates both Sheer Music and Bula Music into its stable. Gallo Record Company is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is owned by Arena Holdings Pty Ltd. The stable signs, promotes and assists artists to promote their music across Africa and internationally. Gallo boasts some of the biggest artists to have come out of the country including Lucky Dube, Dorothy Masuka, Mango Groove, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, Stimela, and Bhekumuzi Luthuli – all of which have achieved multi-platinum sales status in South Africa and numerous awards. The vast catalogue offering also includes Gallo’s rich archives poised for digitization and new offerings in the modern music age.
About Monk Music
Monk Music is the record label, artist services, and music distribution company of Caribbean music icon Machel Montano. Home to Montano’s award-winning releases, the firm also releases top tracks from other legendary and up-and-coming artists, producers, and labels in Soca, Dancehall, Reggae, Afrobeats, and beyond. With its annual Soca Universe compilation series, Monk is consistently at the forefront of Soca Music and Carnival culture, releasing genre-defining Trinidad Carnival Road March winners and other hits, including Montano’s own “Famalay” with Bunji Garlin and Skinny Fabulous, “Come Home” by Nailah Blackman and Skinny Fabulous, “Hard Fete” by Bunji Garlin, “Mind My Business” by Patrice Roberts and many others. With a steadfast mission to promote and discover the Caribbean's emerging talents, Monk Music has played a pivotal role in nurturing and amplifying the region's musical diversity and now has its sights set on global, genre-bending, border-crossing collaborations.
