Known For
Acting
Birthday
April 4, 1939
Place of Birth
Witbank, South Arfrica
Also Known As
- Bra Hugh
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".
Known For - Movies
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
Monterey Pop
as Self
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
as Self
Alekesam
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
as Self
