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Hugh Ramopolo Masekela è stato un musicista, cantante e trombettista sudafricano. Virtuoso della tromba, del flicorno e della cornetta viene annoverato fra i musicisti che hanno contribuito all'evoluzione della musica jazz nel XX secolo. La sua discografia include diverse decine di album solisti e numerosissime collaborazioni con ...
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 ".
The late Hugh Masekela is one of the most celebrated African composers, trumpeters & vocalists in the world. His discography includes over 40 albums, spanning a monumental 50- year career.
26 gen 2018 · Masekela’s South African roots always wound their way back into his lyrics. In “Soweto Blues”, made famous by his first wife, the singer Miriam Makeba, he wrote of schoolchildren being gunned...
28 mag 2014 · Jazz giant Hugh Masekela (4 April 1939 - 23 January 2018) was a well known flugelhornist, trumpeter, composer, singer and a defiant political voice. He was a product of South Africa’s golden age of jazz and was a member of the legendary group, The Jazz Epistles, with Kippie Moeketsi, Abdullah Ibrahim and Jonas Gwangwa, as well as ...
2 mag 2024 · Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter who was one of his country’s most popular instrumentalists. An outspoken opponent of apartheid, he lived in the United States, Europe, and Africa while bringing his own country’s unique rhythms and harmonies to international stages.
4 apr 2019 · The father of South African jazz, Hugh Masekela, would have been 80 years old today and it is no surprise that the maestro is being honoured all around the globe on his birthday. Even Google is paying homage to the illustrious trumpeter with a colourful doodle.
