Apr 4, 1939 - Witbank, South Arfrica
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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| Movie | 1992 | Blue Notes and Exiled Voices | ||
| Movie | 2002 | Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony | Self | |
| Movie | 1968 | Monterey Pop | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | Sophiatown | Self | |
| Movie | 1988 | The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert | Self | |
| Movie | 2003 | Freedom Beat | Self | |
| Movie | 2009 | Soul Power | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 2013 | Alekesam | ||
| Movie | 2015 | I Am Thalente | Self | |
| Movie | 2011 | The Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa | Self | |
| Movie | 1987 | Paul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert | Self | |
| Movie | 1988 | Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute | Self | |
| Movie | 1990 | Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella | Self | |
| Movie | 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Self | |
| Movie | 1971 | We Are Universal | ||
| TV Show | 1963 | Tonight in Person | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1997 | Arthouse | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1984 | Show & Co. mit Carlo | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1971 | Great Performances | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Kraft Music Hall | Self | 1 |
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| Movie | 1996 | Mandela | Original Music Composer | Sound |
