Hugh Masekela

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Gender	Male
Death	6 years ago
Date of birth	April 4,1939
Zodiac sign	Aries
Born	Witbank
	Emalahleni
	South Africa
Date of died	January 23,2018
Died	Johannesburg
	South Africa
Spouse	Elinam Cofie
	Miriam Makeba
	Chris Calloway
Job	Actor
	Singer
	Trumpeter
	Lyricist
	Bandleader
	Film Score Composer
	Cornetist
Education	St. Martin's School
	Guildhall School of Music & Drama
	Manhattan School of Music
Movies/Shows	Sarafina!
	Monterey Pop
	Mandela
	A Snake Gives Birth to a Snake
	Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony
	South Africa Freedom Day: Concert on the Square
	Hugh Masekela: Homecoming Concert
	Sophiatown
	UK Freedom Festival
Awards	Order of Ikhamanga
	MTV Africa Music Legend Award
	South African Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album
Listen artist	www.youtube.com
Children	Selema Masekela
	Pula Twala
Parents	Pauline Bowers Masekela
	Thomas Selema Masekela
Songs	The Promise of a Future
Albums	Hope
	Masekela
	The Promise of a Future
	The Americanization of Ooga...
List	Coal TrainI Am Not Afraid · 1974
	Grazing in the GrassThe Promise of a Future · 1968
	ThanayiSixty · 2000
	1974
	1968
	1998
	2000
	1984
Skos genre	Jazz
	Reggae
Date of Reg.	2019-02-24 02:01:31
Date of Upd.	2023-09-18 19:33:00
ID	468575

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Hugh Masekela Life story

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela 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".