JOSHUA ALLEN
EPISODES OF AMERICAN ROUTES WITH JOSHUA ALLEN
FROM THE SHOW: HUGH MASEKELA & JOSHUA ALLEN
Joshua Allen learned traditional hymns and tunes trailing a plow and mule, walking in the tobacco fields with his uncle. Born in Henderson, NC, Allen went on to serve as a Marine in Vietnam, win various bodybuilding championships and sing at a gubernatorial inauguration. He also hand makes and plays the traditional African ox horn flute, performing sacred and secular tunes he heard as a child.
FROM THE SHOW: HUGH MASEKELA & JOSHUA ALLEN
From the show "Hugh Masekela & Joshua Allen" originally aired on December 8th, 2010
FROM THE SHOW: HUGH MASEKELA & JOSHUA ALLEN
From the show "Hugh Masekela & Joshua Allen" originally aired on May 16th, 2007
HUGH MASEKELA & JOSHUA ALLEN
Hugh Masekela sets the record straight on "township bop," playing Satchmo's horn, and how he ended up with a million-selling hit that made the South African trumpeter and jazzman a rock star. And join Nick as he visits with Virginia-based Joshua Allen, who demonstrates the ox horn flute.
HUGH MASEKELA & JOSHUA ALLEN
Hugh Masekela sets the record straight on "township bop," playing Satchmo's horn, and how he ended up with a million-selling hit that made the South African trumpeter and jazzman a rock star. Also, join Nick as he visits with Virginia-based Joshua Allen, who demonstrates the ox horn flute.
HUGH MASEKELA & JOSHUA ALLEN
Hugh Masekela sets the record straight on "township bop," playing Satchmo's horn, and how he ended up with a million-selling hit that made the South African trumpeter and jazzman a rock star. Join Nick as he visits with Virginia-based Joshua Allen, and listen to Allen demonstrate the ox horn flute.
