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HUGHMASEKELA

World/Afrobeat1960s–2000s

About

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhorn player, and composer who brought the joy and tragedy of South African music to global audiences while in exile from apartheid. His 1968 hit Grazing in the Grass was a number one pop hit in the US. His political art consistently documented the suffering of Black South Africans.

Known For

01Grazing in the Grass
02Stimela
03Bring Him Back Home
04Colonial Man
05Home Is Where the Music Is

Artists Influenced

Miriam MakebaAbdullah IbrahimJonas GwangwaPhilip TabaneDon Laka

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