Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-04-04
Day of Death
2018-01-23 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Witbank, South Arfrica
Also Known As
Bra Hugh
Hugh Masekela
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".
