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Hugh Masekela profile
Actor

Hugh Masekela

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14

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TMDB popularity

0.4

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Movies: 13Series: 2Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 89302

IMDb ID: nm0556249

Known for: Acting

Born: April 4, 1939

Died: January 23, 2018

Age: 78

Place of birth: Witbank, South Arfrica

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1958 - 2021

Years active: 64

Average TMDB rating: 6.91

Wikidata: Q246594

Also known as

Bra Hugh

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Original Music Composer (1)

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".

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