Hugh Masekela
Acting Born: 1939-04-04 Witbank, South Arfrica
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".
Movies
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Soul Power
Monterey Pop
Alekesam
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
I Am Thalente
Sophiatown
We Are Universal
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Freedom Beat
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
