Remembering Dorothy Masuka: 1935 – 2019

The grande dame of jazz music, veteran musician Dorothy Masuka passed on after suffering from complications related to hypertension and suffering a mild stroke last year. Masuka’s career blossomed in the 1950s. Just like many artists of her time, her music touched on the injustice black people faced in South Africa during apartheid.

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byAbdulateef Ahmed

September 7, 2025

South African musician Dorothy Masuka speaks during the memorial of late South African musician Hugh Ramapolo Masekela at the San Kopano Centre in Alexandra, Johannesburg on January 26, 2018. - Masekela died last week after a long battle with prostate cancer. (Photo by GULSHAN KHAN / AFP)

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Abdulateef Ahmed, Digital News Editor and; Research Lead, is a self-driven researcher with exceptional editorial skills. He's a literary bon vivant keenly interested in green energy, food systems, mining, macroeconomics, big data, African political economy, and aviation..