Acting
Hugh Masekela
1939-2018
Known for Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Monterey Pop, Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert.
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Born04/04/1939
Died01/23/2018
AgeDied at 78
BirthplaceWitbank, South Arfrica
DepartmentActing
Also known asBra Hugh
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".
