Hugh Masekela
Actor · ComposerHugh 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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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Self (archive footage)
I Am Thalente
2015
Self
Alekesam
2013
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
2011
Self
Soul Power
2009
Self (archive footage)
- Sophiatown
Sophiatown
2003
Self
Freedom Beat
2003
Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
2002
Self
- Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990
Self
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
1988
Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988
Self
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
1987
Self
- We Are Universal
We Are Universal
1971
Monterey Pop
1968
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