
Cast
Hugh Masekela
Acting
Cast
Hugh Masekela
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-04-04
From
Witbank, South Arfrica
Died
2018-01-23
Also known as Bra Hugh
Biography
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 β 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".

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Monterey Pop
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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MOVIE1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
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MOVIE2009
Soul Power
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MOVIE1990
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
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I Am Thalente
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MOVIE2011
The Journey β Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
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MOVIE1987
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
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Alekesam

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Freedom Beat
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MOVIE1992
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices

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We Are Universal

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Sophiatown
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