Hugh Masekela
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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Acting Credits
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Crew Credits
Acting
Movie
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
Monterey Pop
as Self
1968
TV
Great Performances
as Self
1971
Movie
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Movie
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self
2002
Movie
I Am Thalente
as Self
2015
TV
Kraft Music Hall
as Self
1958
Movie
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
as Self
1987
Movie
Sophiatown
as Self
2003
Movie
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
1988
Movie
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
1988
Movie
Alekesam
2013
Movie
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self
1990
TV
Tonight in Person
as Self
1963
Movie
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
Movie
Freedom Beat
as Self
2003
Movie
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
as Self
2011
Movie
We Are Universal
1971
Movie
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
TV
Arthouse
as Self
1997
TV
Show & Co. mit Carlo
as Self
1984
