Hugh Masekela, Baranta, and Miatta Fahnbulleh formed a powerful musical collaboration rooted in African identity, rhythm, and liberation. South African trumpeter and composer Hugh Masekela—renowned for blending jazz with township and traditional sounds—joined forces with Liberian vocalist Miatta Fahnbulleh in the early 1970s under the ensemble Baranta. Their recordings, including *Baranta: The Sound of Africa*, fused jazz, funk, and African folk traditions, channeling messages of unity and cultural pride that shaped the Afro-jazz movement and resonated across continents.