Composer
Hugh Masekela
South African jazz trumpeter
1939–2018
1 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1939
- Died
- 2018
- Birthplace
- Witbank
- Place of death
- Johannesburg
- Citizenship / historical state
- South Africa
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
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 the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- trumpeter; composer; jazz musician; recording artist
- Instruments played
- flugelhorn; trumpet; voice; saxophone
- Genres
- jazz; music of Africa; cape jazz
- Official website
- https://hughmasekela.co.za
- Birth name
- Hugh Ramopolo Masekela
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 118997628
- ISNI
- 0000000121040480
- GND ID
- 129389692
- Library of Congress ID
- n85151985
- MusicBrainz ID
- 83a2e0fb-3d9b-46ff-b383-3dde54c15297
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grazing In The Grass | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 118997628. Portrait: WOMEX, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.