Hugh Masekela
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1939
- Died
- January 23, 2018 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- 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".
Known For
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Monterey Pop
Great Performances
Soul Power
Mandela
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
I Am Thalente
Kraft Music Hall
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Alekesam
Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Am Thalente
Movie · as Self
Alekesam
Movie
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Movie · as Self
Soul Power
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sophiatown
Movie · as Self
Freedom Beat
Movie · as Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
Movie · as Self
Arthouse
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
Movie
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Movie · as Self
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Movie
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Movie · as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
Movie · as Self
Show & Co. mit Carlo
TV · as Self · 1 ep
We Are Universal
Movie
Great Performances
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Monterey Pop
Movie · as Self
Tonight in Person
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kraft Music Hall
TV · as Self · 1 ep