Hugh Masekela Bio, Age, Net Worth 2021
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela, known as “the father of South African jazz,” was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer, and composer. Masekela was well-known for his jazz compositions and anti-apartheid songs such as “Soweto Blues” and “Bring Him Back Home.”
- Born: 4 April 1939, Witbank
- Died: 23 January 2018, Johannesburg
- Spouse: Elinam Cofie (m. 1999–2018), Chris Calloway (m. 1968–1968), Miriam Makeba (m.
- 1964–1966)
- Children: Selema Masekela, Pula Twala
- Parents: Thomas Selema Masekela, Pauline Bowers Masekela
Albums
| Year | Title | Label (original issue) |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Trumpet Africaine | Mercury (Aug) |
| 1966 | Grrr | Mercury MG-21109, SR-61109 (Apr) |
| 1966 | The Americanization of Ooga Booga | MGM E/SE-4372 (Jun) |
| 1966 | Hugh Masekela’s Next Album | MGM E/SE-4415 (Dec) |
| 1966 | The Emancipation of Hugh Masekela | Chisa Records CHS-4101 |
| 1967 | Hugh Masekela’s Latest | Uni 3010, 73010 |
| 1967 | Hugh Masekela Is Alive and Well at the Whisky | Uni 3015, 73015 |
| 1968 | The Promise of a Future | Uni 73028 |
| 1968 | Africa ’68 | Uni 73020 |
| 1968 | The Lasting Impression of Hugh Masekela | MGM E/SE-4468 (Dec) |
| 1969 | Masekela | Uni 73041 |
| 1970 | Reconstruction | Chisa CS 803 (Jul) |
| 1971 | Hugh Masekela & The Union of South Africa | Chisa CS 808 (May) |
| 1972 | Home Is Where the Music Is (aka The African Connection) | Blue Thumb Chisa BTS 6003 |
| 1973 | Introducing Hedzoleh Soundz | Blue Thumb Chisa BTS 62 |
| 1974 | I Am Not Afraid | Blue Thumb Chisa BTS 6015 |
| 1975 | The Boy’s Doin’ It | Casablanca NBLP-7017 (Jun) |
| 1976 | Colonial Man | Casablanca NBLP-7023 (Jan) |
| 1976 | Melody Maker | Casablanca NBLP-7036 |
| 1977 | You Told Your Mama Not to Worry | Casablanca NBLP-7079 |
| 1978 | Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela | Horizon SP-728 |
| 1978 | Main Event Live (with Herb Alpert) | A&M SP-4727 |
| 1982 | Home | Moonshine/Columbia |
| 1984 | Techno-Bush | Jive Afrika |
| 1985 | Waiting for the Rain | Jive Afrika |
| 1987 | Tomorrow | Warner Bros. |
| 1987 | Uptownship | Jive/Novus Records |
| 1992 | Beatin’ Aroun de Bush | Novus Records |
| 1994 | Hope | Triloka Records |
| 1994 | Stimela | Connoisseur Collection |
| 1996 | Notes of Life | Columbia/Music |
| 1998 | Black to the Future | Shanachie Records |
| 1999 | The Best of Hugh Masekela on Novus | RCA |
| 1999 | Sixty | Shanachie |
| 2001 | Grazing in the Grass: The Best of Hugh Masekela | Sony[66] |
| 2002 | Time | Columbia |
| 2002 | Live at the BBC | Strange Fruit |
| 2003 | The Collection | Universal/Spectrum |
| 2004 | Still Grazing | Blue Thumb |
| 2005 | Revival | Heads Up |
| 2005 | Almost Like Being in Jazz | Chissa Records |
| 2006 | The Chisa Years: 1965–1975 (Rare and Unreleased) | BBE |
| 2007 | Live at the Market Theatre | Four-Quarters Ent |
| 2009 | Phola | Four-Quarters Ent |
| 2012 | Jabulani | Listen 2 |
| 2011 | Friends (Hugh Masekela and Larry Willis) | House of Masekela |
| 2012 | Playing @ Work | House of Masekela |
| 2016 | No Borders | Universal Music |
| 2020 | Rejoice (Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela) | World Circuit |
Chart singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop | US R&B |
Can | ||
| 1967 | “Up-Up and Away” | 71 | 47 | – |
| 1968 | “Grazing in the Grass” | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| “Puffin’ On Down the Track” | 71 | – | 43 | |
| 1969 | “Riot” | 55 | 21 | 55 |
| 1978 | “Skokiaan” with Herb Alpert |
– | 87 | – |
| 1984 | “Don’t Go Lose It Baby” | – | 67 | – |