{"id":22788,"date":"2025-06-02T11:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=22788"},"modified":"2025-07-25T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:07:48","slug":"legend-of-the-bass-victor-masondo-inspires-at-vut-masterclass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/legend-of-the-bass-victor-masondo-inspires-at-vut-masterclass\/","title":{"rendered":"Legend of the bass: Victor Masondo inspires at VUT masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Legendary bassist Victor Masondo inspired VUT students at a masterclass filled with wisdom, music, and mentorship, sharing his journey and donating a bass guitar.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>02 June 2025 | Story: Ngomane Gracious | Photo: Sifiso Nomzaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 minutes read time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Legend-of-the-bass-Victor-Masondo-inspires-at-VUT-masterclass-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Legend of the bass Victor Masondo inspires at VUT masterclass\" class=\"wp-image-22789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Legend-of-the-bass-Victor-Masondo-inspires-at-VUT-masterclass-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Legend-of-the-bass-Victor-Masondo-inspires-at-VUT-masterclass-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Legend-of-the-bass-Victor-Masondo-inspires-at-VUT-masterclass-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Legend-of-the-bass-Victor-Masondo-inspires-at-VUT-masterclass-1536x1025.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Legend-of-the-bass-Victor-Masondo-inspires-at-VUT-masterclass-2048x1367.webp 2048w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Legend-of-the-bass-Victor-Masondo-inspires-at-VUT-masterclass-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 24 May 2025, the Alumni Relations at the Vaal University of Technology (VUT) hosted an unforgettable masterclass with the legendary musician Mr Sibusiso Victor Masondo at the Desmond Tutu Great Hall. 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