Hugh Masekela
Also known as Hugh Ramapolo Masekela
South African jazz trumpeter
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- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Bronze
- Lira - Making Herstory
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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…
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- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) — Self (archive footage)2021
- I Am Thalente — Self2015
- Alekesam2013
- The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa — Self2011
- Soul Power — Self (archive footage)2009
- Sophiatown — Self2003
- Freedom Beat — Self2003
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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 the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists.
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1939 births2018 deaths20th-century South African jazz composers20th-century South African male singers21st-century South African male singersAlumni of the Guildhall School of Music and DramaBlue Thumb Records artistsBurials at Westpark CemeteryDeaths from prostate cancer in South AfricaEnglish-language South African singersFlugelhorn players