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