Cape Town – Kenyan actress and producer, Lupita Nyong’o took to social media to reveal to her followers that she has a new man in her life, Selema “Sal” Masekela.
Lupita took to Instagram to make the reveal, posting a video of herself looking cozy with Masekela and captioning it, “we just click”. In the video, the pair are doing the same dance but in different outfits.
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Who is Selema Masekela?
Born in Los Angeles, Masekela is the son of a Haitian mother and South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela.
He is an American television host, sports commentator, actor, and singer – a versatile figure in the entertainment industry.
According to WIkipedia, his career began as an intern at Transworld Publications in 1992, home of TW Snow, TW Skateboarding, and TW Surf magazines. He served as an NBA sideline reporter for ESPN during the 2003-2004 season. Masekela was co-host of The Daily 10, a countdown of the day’s “top 10” entertainment stories, on the E! network until it was cancelled on Sept 27, 2010 (last show Oct 1, 2010).
He was also host of both the X Games and Winter X Games on ESPN for 13 years but left in 2012 to work for NBC and NBC Sports Network through a contract with Red Bull Media House. He appears in the “Green” episode of Yo Gabba Gabba singing the song “Hello World” which aired on Nick Jr. on April 22, 2009.
In 2010, he was hired by ESPN to help as a correspondent in its coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. While working as a correspondent, Masekela was featured, with his father, Hugh, in a series of videos on ESPN.
The series, called “Umlando – Through my Father’s Eyes”, aired in 10 parts during ESPN’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The series focused on Hugh and Selema’s travels through South Africa. Hugh brought his son to the places where he grew up. It was Selema’s first trip to his father’s homeland.
Masekela travelled the world in his youth with his father, South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela. Masekela’s own band, Alekesam, shares the name of his first film which chronicles his relationship with his father and their connection through music, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2012.
Alekesam’s music has been featured on Entourage and House of Lies, with their newest single, “All Is Forgiven”, featured on the season four premiere of the Showtime hit. Masekela has hosted live events, including YouTube’s Brandcast in New York and Paris, YouTube Live on Stage from the Kennedy Center and Google’s Zeitgeist.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
