- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 4, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Witbank, South Arfrica
- Died
- January 23, 2018
Hugh Masekela
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".
Filmography
movieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Self (archive footage)
movieI Am Thalente
2015 · Self
movieAlekesam
2013
movieThe Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
2011 · Self
movieSoul Power
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Sophiatown
movieSophiatown
2003 · Self
movieFreedom Beat
2003 · Self
movieAmandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002 · Self
Arthouse
tvArthouse
1997 · Self
movieMandela
1996 · Original Music Composer
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
movieBlue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
movieSpike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
movieSpike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990 · Self
movieNelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · Self
movieThe Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988 · Self
moviePaul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987 · Self
Show & Co. mit Carlo
tvShow & Co. mit Carlo
1984 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
We Are Universal
movieWe Are Universal
1971
movieMonterey Pop
1968 · Self
Tonight in Person
tvTonight in Person
1963 · Self
tvKraft Music Hall
1958 · Self
The Road Home
movieThe Road Home
— · Songs