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Hugh Masekela

Acting Born Apr 4, 1939 Witbank, South Arfrica 21 credits

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".

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Known for

Film

Very Bad Things

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Film

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

as Self

Full filmography

  • Great Performances (1971) as Self
  • Kraft Music Hall (1958) as Self
  • Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (2002) as Self
  • Arthouse (1997) as Self
  • Tonight in Person (1963) as Self
  • Show & Co. mit Carlo (1984) as Self
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self (archive footage)
  • Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) as Self
  • Monterey Pop (1968) as Self
  • Soul Power (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert (1988) as Self
  • I Am Thalente (2015) as Self
  • Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella (1990) as Self
  • Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert (1987) as Self
  • Freedom Beat (2003) as Self
  • Sophiatown (2003) as Self
  • The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (2011) as Self
  • We Are Universal (1971)
  • Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella (1990)
  • Alekesam (2013)
  • Blue Notes and Exiled Voices (1992)