Hugh Masekela
Acting
April 4, 1939 — January 23, 2018Witbank, 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".
Known for
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movieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieSoul Power
2009
Self (archive footage)
Sound2
movieMandela
1996
Original Music Composer