{"id":11865,"date":"2025-11-25T12:09:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T10:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/lifestyle-ent\/hughfest-2025-brings-sas-biggest-musical-talent-together\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:23:05","slug":"hughfest-2025-brings-sas-biggest-musical-talent-together","status":"publish","type":"lifestyle-ent","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/lifestyle-ent\/hughfest-2025-brings-sas-biggest-musical-talent-together\/","title":{"rendered":"HughFest 2025 brings SA\u2019s biggest musical talent together"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Sunday, November 30, 2025, South Africa\u2019s (SA) Johannesburg Nirox Sculpture Park will once again come alive with music, art, and celebration as HughFest returns for its 12th year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now in its fourth edition at this stunning venue, the festival has become a highlight of SA\u2019s cultural calendar, a day to celebrate creativity, heritage, and community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The stage will shine with performances from Shekhinah, The Soul Brothers, Mi Casa, Madala Kunene &amp; Sibusile Xaba, The Brother Moves On, and iComplete, each bringing their unique energy to a festival that has grown into a living tribute to the vision of the legendary Bra Hugh Masekela.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFounded in 2013, HughFest continues to captivate and create community,\u201d says Pula Twala, Bra Hugh\u2019s daughter and co-organiser. Her cousin Mabusha Masekela adds, \u201cThis festival is a celebration of African identity, family, friends, and art in a beautiful natural setting. Bra Hugh\u2019s spirit lives on in every note and every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>HughFest is not just music, it\u2019s a joyous expression of heritage, culture, and the vibrant energy of the African diaspora.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11866,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"featured-post":[205,203,159],"class_list":["post-11865","lifestyle-ent","type-lifestyle-ent","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","featured-post-festival","featured-post-music","featured-post-perform","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lifestyle-ent\/11865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lifestyle-ent"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lifestyle-ent"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"featured-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured-post?post=11865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}