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Hugh Masekela

Witbank, South Africa • 1939-04-04 – 2018-01-23

Hugh Masekela is credited on 1,170 releases across 295 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1959–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,170

Pressings credited

295

Albums

8

Decades active

529

In collections

Biography

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". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists.

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Credited work

1,170 releases · 295 albums · active 1959–2026

  • Performance · 2,669
  • Production · 385
  • Other credits · 169
  • Engineering · 49
  • Mastering · 7

Studios: Battery Studios, London · Battery Mobile Studio, Botswana · The Hit Factory · Rosebud Recording Studio

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