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Hugh Masekela
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela adalah seorang pemain terompet Afrika Selatan, flugelhornist, cornetist, penyanyi dan komposer yang digambarkan sebagai "bapak jazz Afrika Selatan". Masekela dikenal karena komposisi jazznya dan menulis lagu-lagu anti-apartheid terkenal seperti "Soweto Blues" dan "Bring Him Back Home". Dia juga memiliki hit pop AS nomor satu pada tahun 1968 dengan versinya "Grazing in the Grass".
Birth nameHugh Ramapolo Masekela
BornApril 04, 1939, Emalahleni, South Africa
DiedJanuary 23, 2018, Johannesburg, South Africa
GenresJazz, Mbaqanga, Afropop
Occupation(s)Multi-instrumentalist, Singer, Composer, Bandleader, Political activist
InstrumentsTrumpet, flugelhorn, trombone, cornet, vocals
Years active1956–2018
LabelsMercury, MGM, Uni, Chisa, Blue Thumb, Casablanca, Heads Up, Verve, PolyGram
Associated actsMiriam Makeba, Paul Simon, Selema Masekela (son), Barbara Masekela (sister), Earl Sweatshirt

About Hugh Masekela

Composer Hugh Masekela was born on April 4, 1939 in South Africa (He dies at the age of 78, on January 23, 2018).

Pemain terompet dan penyanyi jazz yang kemudian dikenal sebagai anggota Johnny Gertze, grup jazz besar Afrika pertama yang merekam LP. Dia dinominasikan untuk Grammy Award pada tahun 1968. Dia sering menggunakan musiknya untuk menyatukan orang kulit hitam dan kulit putih.

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Hugh Masekela before becoming famous

Hugh Masekela was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1939 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

Terompet pertamanya adalah hadiah dari pendeta anti-apartheid Sekolah Menengah St. Peter, Uskup Agung Trevor Huddleston. Dia berada di orkestra untuk "King Kong," teater musikal pertama yang mengalami kesuksesan luas di Afrika Selatan.

Achievement of Hugh Masekela

Lagunya "Grazing in the Grass" terjual lebih dari empat juta kopi di Amerika Serikat.

Hugh Masekela's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Dia sebelumnya menikah dengan penyanyi pemenang Grammy Award, World Music Singer Miriam Makeba. Putranya adalah pembawa acara televisi Sportscaster Sal Masekela.

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Dia terinspirasi untuk mempelajari terompet setelah melihat "Young Man With a Horn," yang dibintangi oleh Movie Actor Kirk Douglas sebagai karakter yang didasarkan pada pemain terompet jazz Bix Beiderbecke.

Hugh Masekela Income & Net worth

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Hugh Masekela Height and Weight

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Latest information about Hugh Masekela updated on March 12 2023.