Hugh Masekela
Actor
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".
Filmography
Monterey Pop
as Self 1968
Soul Power
as Self (archive footage) 2009
Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self 2002
I Am Thalente
as Self 2015
Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
as Self 1987
Sophiatown
as Self 2003
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self 1988
Alekesam
2013
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self 1990
Blue Notes and Exiled Voices
1992
Freedom Beat
as Self 2003
The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
as Self 2011
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self 1988