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