Hugh Masekela
Acting
78 years oldWitbank, South ArfricaBiography
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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Movies (16)
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
2021
7.3
I Am Thalente
as Self
2015
1.0
Alekesam
2013
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
as Self
2011
6.4
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
2009
6.0
Sophiatown
as Self
2003
Freedom Beat
as Self
2003
6.4
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self
2002
6.1
Mandela
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1996
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
10.0
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self
1990
6.0
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
1988
10.0
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
1988
5.5
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
as Self
1987
We Are Universal
1971
7.3
Monterey Pop
as Self
1968
