Hugh Masekela
South African jazz trumpeter
- Audience12.9K
- Fame72.1
- Momentum19.1
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- Audience12.9K
- Fame72.1
- Momentum19.1
- South Africa rank#11
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Lived 1939–2018, aged 79South Africa
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Updated 2026-06-21
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.
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