Hugh Masekela
Known for ActingBorn 1939-04-04 — died 2018-01-23Witbank, 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
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · as Self (archive footage)
Monterey Pop
1968 · as Self
Alekesam
2013
Sophiatown
2003 · as Self
Soul Power
2009 · as Self (archive footage)
I Am Thalente
2015 · as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · as Self
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002 · as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988 · as Self
We Are Universal
1971
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990 · as Self
Freedom Beat
2003 · as Self
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
2011 · as Self
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987 · as Self