Created by and starring the legendary trumpeter and composer Hugh Masekela with Sigongile Khumalo, this is musical tribute to Masekela’s home country South Africa. Featuring songs from Miriam Makeba, Joseph Shabalala, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Fela Kuti, this musical extravaganza moves from South Africa to the cotton fields of Mississippi to Nigeria ending back in the homeland of Nelson Mandela.
Date: 10-14 October 2012
Time: 7.30pm (Matinees: Saturday at 2.30pm and Sunday at 5pm)
Venue: Hackney Empire, 291 Mare Street, London, E8 1EJ
Price: £10-£29.50
Booking: 020 8985 2424
Website: www.hackneyempire.co.uk/songsofmigration