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 “Bring Him Back Home”.
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What did Hugh Masekela died of?
Prostate cancer
Hugh Masekela / Cause of death
Masekela died in Johannesburg on the early morning of 23 January 2018 from prostate cancer, aged 78.
Was Hugh Masekela married to Miriam Makeba?
Hugh Masekela and Mariam Makeba’s romantic union was far outlasted by their creative and political collaborations. They were only legally married between 1964 and 1966. But the two remained close. They were enduring a shared fight.
Why was Hugh Masekela exiled?
Masekela’s 30 years of exile began shortly after the Sharpeville Massacre in March 1960. That is when the apartheid regime’s police opened fire on a group of black protesters in the township of Sharpeville, south of Johannesburg, killing 69 people.
Was Hugh Masekela Zimbabwean?
Speaking on Star FM’s popular Breakfast Show hosted by Comfort Mbofana yesterday Masekela said he is originally from Zimbabwe and a Karanga. “I was born in Witbank but my great grandfather came from Great Zimbabwe. Our real surname is Munyepawu we are Karangas.
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