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Hugh Masekela
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🎂 April 4, 1939📍 Witbank, South Arfrica🕯️ January 23, 2018 · Age 78
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".
BODY OF WORK
Hugh Masekela's Filmography
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021⭐ 7.6
as Self (archive footage)
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I Am Thalente
2015⭐ 7.3
as Self
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Alekesam
2013⭐ 1.0
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The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
2011
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Soul Power
2009⭐ 6.5
as Self (archive footage)
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No Poster
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Sophiatown
2003⭐ 7.3
as Self
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Freedom Beat
2003
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Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002⭐ 6.5
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No Poster
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Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
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Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
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Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990⭐ 10.0
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Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988⭐ 6.5
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The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988⭐ 10.0
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Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987⭐ 6.1
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No Poster
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We Are Universal
1971
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Monterey Pop
1968⭐ 7.4
as Self