Acting
Hugh Masekela
EN cinema · 18 credits
Born
4 April 1939
Died
23 January 2018 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Witbank, South Arfrica
Also known as Bra Hugh
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
Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Thalente
as Self
Alekesam
Actor
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
Mandela
Original Music Composer
Monterey Pop
as Self