Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela

Person

Hugh Masekela

Actor 1939-04-04 Witbank, South Arfrica

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with his version of "Grazing in the Grass".

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021 · Self (archive footage)

Monterey Pop

Monterey Pop

1968 · Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Self

Soul Power

Soul Power

2009 · Self (archive footage)

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002 · Self

Kraft Music Hall

Kraft Music Hall

1958 · Self

I Am Thalente

I Am Thalente

2015 · Self

Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert

Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert

1987 · Self

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

1988 · Self

Alekesam

Alekesam

2013 · Movie

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

1990 · Self

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert

1988 · Self

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

1990 · Movie

The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa

2011 · Self

Freedom Beat

Freedom Beat

2003 · Self

Sophiatown

2003 · Self

Tonight in Person

1963 · Self

Arthouse

1997 · Self

Show & Co. mit Carlo

1984 · Self

Blue Notes and Exiled Voices

1992 · Movie