Hugh Masekela
Born April 04, 1939 (Age: 86)
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Witbank, South Arfrica
Biography
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".
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".
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Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 82
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002
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as Self
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Age: 63
No Image
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
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as
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Age: 52
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990
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as Self
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Age: 50
No Image
We Are Universal
1971
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as
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Age: 31