Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1939-04-04
Day of Death
2018-01-23
Place of Birth
Witbank, South Arfrica
Hugh Masekela
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".
Filmography (16)
⭐ 7.6
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Self
I Am Thalente
2015
⭐ 1.0
Role:
Unknown
Alekesam
2013
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
2011
⭐ 6.4
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
2009No Image
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Self
Sophiatown
2003
⭐ 0
Role:
Self
Freedom Beat
2003
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
⭐ 10.0
Role:
Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Self
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown