Hugh Masekela

South African jazz trumpeter

Born: 4 April 1939
Witbank
Died: 23 January 2018
Johannesburg
Country: South Africa
Active: 1956–2018
Record labels: Mercury Records

Biography

Hugh Masekela was a jazz musician who played saxophone, trumpet, flugelhorn and voice. Hugh Masekela was born on 4 April 1939 in Witbank and died on 23 January 2018 in Johannesburg. The music is usually filed under jazz, music of Africa and cape jazz. Record labels: Mercury Records. Honours include Channel O Music Video Awards (2005), Ghana Music Awards (2007) and Order of Ikhamanga in Gold (2010).

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 the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists.

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