Hugh Masekela

When people campaign for positions, they promise people all kinds of things.

I've got to where am in life not because of something I brought to the world but through something I found - the wealth of African culture.

I don't think any musician ever thinks about making a statement. I think everybody goes into music loving it.

Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan.

Ever since I watched 'Roots,' I've dreamed of tracing my African ancestry and helping other people do the same.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!