# Hugh Masekela

> 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". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists.

*South African jazz trumpeter*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1939-04-04
- **Died:** 2018-01-23
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 72.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 19.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 23.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 56.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 90.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #11
- **Total followers across platforms:** 12,900

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/hughmasekela (@hughmasekela)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/Hugh-Masekela-ZA-147130960234 (@Hugh-Masekela-ZA-147130960234)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556249/ (@nm0556249)
- **SPOTIFY**: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1b3F5FI7TX4IWTNA4P1kWp (@1b3F5FI7TX4IWTNA4P1kWp)
- **WEBSITE**: https://hughmasekela.co.za
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfAkbN43RQG_Pe1xOevukfA (@Hugh Masekela - Topic, 12,900 followers)

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- [Hugh Masekela](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela)
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- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hugh_Masekela)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/83a2e0fb-3d9b-46ff-b383-3dde54c15297)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q246594)

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