Hugh Masekela | |
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![]() Masekela performing in 2011 | |
Born | Hugh Ramapolo Masekela 4 April 1939 |
Died | 23 January 2018 Johannesburg, South Africa | (aged 78)
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Years active | 1956–2018 |
Children | Selema Masekela |
Relatives | Barbara Masekela (sister) |
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Website | hughmasekela |
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018)[1] 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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