Hugh Masekela
Acting
1939-04-04 · 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".
Filmography(21)
movieSummer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self (archive footage) · 2021 · 7.6
movieI Am Thalente
as Self · 2015 · 7.3
movieAlekesam
as · 2013 · 1.0
movieThe Journey – Stories from the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
as Self · 2011 · 0.0
movieSoul Power
as Self (archive footage) · 2009 · 6.4
movieSophiatown
as Self · 2003 · 7.3
movieFreedom Beat
as Self · 2003 · 0.0
movieAmandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony
as Self · 2002 · 6.5
tvArthouse
as Self · 1997 · 0.0
movieBlue Notes and Exiled Voices
as · 1992 · 0.0
movieSpike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
as · 1990 · 0.0
movieSpike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self · 1990 · 10.0
movieNelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self · 1988 · 6.5
movieThe Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self · 1988 · 10.0
moviePaul Simon | Graceland: The African Concert
as Self · 1987 · 6.1
tvShow & Co. mit Carlo
as Self · 1984 · 0.0
tvGreat Performances
as Self · 1971 · 6.1
movieWe Are Universal
as · 1971 · 0.0
movieMonterey Pop
as Self · 1968 · 7.4
tvTonight in Person
as Self · 1963 · 7.0
tvKraft Music Hall
as Self · 1958 · 5.4