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The Leonard Lopate Show

Friday, June 04, 2004
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  • Hugh Masekela
    Hugh Masekela

    Toot Your Own Horn

    South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela’s recording "Grazing in the Grass" hit number one worldwide in 1968, and he hasn’t slowed down since. He’s recorded 40 albums; played with Bob Marley; was part of Fela Kuti’s Afropop explosion in Lagos, Nigeria; was part of Paul Simon’s Graceland tour; and organized the Rumble in the Jungle concert in Zaire in 1974. He’s also been a vocal AIDS activist. Those are just a few of the things he’s done in the last 40 years. Plus, a conversation with James Lilley, who was the U.S. ambassador to China at the time of the Tiananmen Square massacre, 15 years ago today. He’ll talk about Sino-U.S. relations in the 20th century from an insider’s perspective.

Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela has been called the father of African jazz. His new book is Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela, co-written with D. Michael Cheers.

» More about the book
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» Hugh Masekela on Soundcheck

Events:
Hugh Masekela performs Friday, June 4 at Apollo Theatre, 253 West 125th at 9 pm.
Screening of film Amandla!Friday, June 4 at 7pm at Apollo Theatre Sound Stage. Free, but with limited seating

Music: Raise The Red Kasey Perseus 1/7, 18/21:30

James Lilley

James Lilley spent much of his childhood in China; was there with the CIA from 1951 to 1974; was U.S. representative in Taipei from 1982 to 1984, and ambassador in Beijing from 1989 to 1991. His new book is China Hands: Nine Decades of Adventure, Espionage, and Diplomacy in Asia.

» Go here for a bio of James Lilley
» More about the book

Music: Sill Grazing #1,6,5,11

National Book Award Winners

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A number of this year’s National Book Award winners have appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show. Click here to see the list!

Jeanne-Claude

Tributes: Jeanne-Claude

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Jeanne-Claude created environmental works of art with her husband and fellow-conspirator/collaborator Christo. Together, they wrapped the Reichstag in Berlin, the Pont-Neuf in Paris, and created The Gates, with billowy orange drapes, in Central Park. Jeanne-Claude just died at the age of 74. You can hear Leonard Lopate’s last interview with them both, from July 19, 1999.

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James Beard

Our 3-ingredient Challenge wins a James Beard Award

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