Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, composer and singer (born 1939)

Hugh Masekela

South African musician and composer (1939–2018)

Hugh Ramapolo Masekela 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…