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".
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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Filmography (Movies)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
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Release Date:02/07/2021
I Am Thalente
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Release Date:15/06/2015
Alekesam
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Release Date:25/04/2013
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
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Release Date:05/07/2011
Soul Power
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Release Date:10/06/2009
Sophiatown
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Release Date:16/08/2003
Freedom Beat
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Release Date:05/01/2003
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
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Release Date:21/09/2002
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
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Release Date:01/01/1992
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
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Release Date:01/01/1990
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
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Release Date:11/06/1988
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
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Release Date:01/01/1988
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
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Release Date:20/08/1987
We Are Universal
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Release Date:01/01/1971
Monterey Pop
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Release Date:26/12/1968
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