2018-01-23
1939-04-0487 years, 7 months, and 4 days old
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Place of birth:
Witbank, South Arfrica
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
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".
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Best Credits: 21
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices | 0 | 1992-01-01 | 1.0654 | |||
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony | Self | 6.5 | 2002-09-21 | 0.9596 | ||
Monterey Pop | Self | 7.436 | 1968-12-26 | 0.9872 | ||
Sophiatown | Self | 7.3 | 2003-08-16 | 1.2727 | ||
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert | Self | 10 | 1988-01-01 | 1.587 | ||
Freedom Beat | Self | 0 | 2003-01-05 | 0.3981 | ||
Soul Power | Self (archive footage) | 6.5 | 2009-06-10 | 0.659 | ||
Alekesam | 1 | 2013-04-25 | 1.2848 | |||
I Am Thalente | Self | 7.3 | 2015-06-15 | 0.8456 | ||
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa | Self | 0 | 2011-07-05 | 0.4884 |
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