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Apr 04, 1939 Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa Died on 23 Jan 2018 (aged 78)
South African trumpeter
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About Hugh Masekela
- Hugh Ramapolo Masekela (4 April 1939 – 23 January 2018) was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who has been 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".
