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Hugh Masekela (1939–2018)

Author of Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela

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Includes the names: Hugh Masakela, Hugh Masekela

Image credit: Ritwik Dey, August 29, 2007

Works by Hugh Masekela

Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela (2004) 33 copies

Grazing In The Grass: The Best Of Hugh Masekela 4 copies

Home Is Where The Music Is (2008) 3 copies

Hope 2 copies

Sixty 2 copies

African Breeze 1 copy

Live at the BBC 1 copy

Trumpet Africaine: The New Beat From South Africa 1 copy

The Best of Hugh Masekela (2006) 1 copy

Liberation: The Best Of Hugh Masekela 1 copy

Stimela (1998) 1 copy

Herb Alpert / Hugh Masakela (2017) 1 copy

Greatest Hits (2000) 1 copy

Hugh Masekela's Next Album 1 copy

Black to the Future 1 copy

The Americanization of Ooga Booga [sound recording] 1 copy

Waiting For The Rain 1 copy

Tomorrow 1 copy

Beatin Aroun De Bush (1992) 1 copy

Revival 1 copy

Reconstruction 1 copy

Uptownship 1 copy

Associated Works

Monterey Pop [1968 film] (1968) — Contributor — 14 copies, 1 review

Graceland: The African Concert [1999 film] (1999) — Actor — 8 copies

Long Walk to Freedom (2006) — Contributor — 6 copies

Verve Remixed 2 (2003) — Contributor — 5 copies

The Wild Thornberrys Movie: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2002) — Contributor — 2 copies

The Jewel of the Nile: Music From the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture Soundtrack (1985) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Masakela, Hugh Ramapolo
Birthdate: 1939-04-04
Date of death: 2018-01-23
Gender: male
Nationality: South Africa
Birthplace: Witbank, Kwa-Guqa township, South Africa
Place of death: Johannesburg, South Africa
Places of residence: Johannesburg, South Africa
London, England, UK
New York, New York, USA
California, USA
Botswana
Education: St. Peter’s Secondary School (Rosettenville, South Africa)
Guildhall School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
Occupations: trumpeter
singer
jazz musician
composer
Relationships: Makeba, Miriam (collaborator; former spouse (1964-1966))
Organizations: Huddleston Jazz Band
Jazz Epistles
Hedzoleh Soundz
Chisa Records
Botswana International School of Music (founder)
Musicians and Artists Assistance Program of South Africa (founder)
Awards and honors: Order of Ikhamanga, Gold

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Alan Paton Award

Still Grazing: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela (Longlist – 2005)

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Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Various Artists

Statistics

Works: 22
Also by: 6
Members: 61
Popularity: #274,234
Rating: 3.0

ISBNs: 4

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