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".
Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Thalente
as Self
I Am Thalente
as Self
Alekesam
Alekesam
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
as Self
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
as Self
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage)
Sophiatown
as Self
Sophiatown
as Self
Freedom Beat
as Self
Freedom Beat
as Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
as Self
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
as Self
We Are Universal
We Are Universal
Monterey Pop
as Self
Monterey Pop
as Self