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Hugh Masekela

Acting · Born April 4, 1939 · Witbank, South Arfrica

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".

Movies with Hugh Masekela

• Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) — Self (archive footage)
• Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) — Self
• Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella (1990) — Self
• Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella (1990)
• Alekesam (2013)
• Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002) — Self
• Monterey Pop (1968) — Self
• The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988) — Self
• Soul Power (2009) — Self (archive footage)
• Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert (1987) — Self
• The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (2011) — Self
• I Am Thalente (2015) — Self