Hugh Masekela (born Witbank, April 4, 1939. Died Johannesburg, January 23, … Read Full Bio ↴Hugh Masekela (born Witbank, April 4, 1939. Died Johannesburg, January 23, 2018) was a South African flugelhorn and cornet player. In 1961, as part of the anti-apartheid campaign, he was exiled to the United States where he was befriended by Harry Belafonte. He has played primarily in jazz ensembles, with guest appearances on albums by The Byrds and Paul Simon. In 1987, he had a hit single with "Bring Him Back Home" which became an anthem for the movement to free Nelson Mandela. After apartheid ended, Masekela returned to South Africa where he now lives.
Hugh Masekela was an old collaborator of Abdullah Ibrahim. He is reported to have been initially inspired in his musical growth by Trevor Huddleston, a British priest working in the South African townships who financed Masekela's first trumpet. Masekela played his way through the vibrant Sophiatown scene with The Jazz Epistles and to Britain with King Kong, to find himself in New York in the early 1960s. He had hits in the United States with the pop jazz tunes "Up, Up and Away" and the number one smash "Grazin' in the Grass".
A renewed interest in his African roots led him to collaborate with West and Central African musicians, and finally to reconnect with South African players when he set up a mobile studio in Botswana, just over the South African border, in the 1980s. Here he re-absorbed and re-used mbaqanga strains, a style he has continued to use since his return to South Africa in the early 1990s.
In the 1980s, he toured with Paul Simon in support of Simon's then controversial, but highly critically acclaimed, album Graceland, which featured other South African artists such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Miriam Makeba, Ray Phiri, and other elements of the band Kalahari, which Masekela recorded with in the 1980s. He also collaborated in the musical development for the Broadway play, Sarafina! He previously recorded with the band Kalahari.
In 2003, he was featured in the documentary film Amandla!, about how the music of South Africa aided in the struggle against apartheid. In 2004, he released his autobiography, Grazin' in The Grass: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela, which thoughtfully details his struggles against apartheid in his homeland, as well as his personal struggles against alcohol addiction from the late 1970s through to the 1990s, a period when he migrated, in his personal recording career, to mbaqanga, jazz/funk, and the blending of South African sounds to an adult contemporary sound through two albums he recorded with Herb Alpert, and notable solo recordings, Techno-Bush (recorded in his studio in Botswana), Tomorrow (featuring the anthem "Bring Him Back Home"), Uptownship (a lush-sounding ode to American R and B), Beatin' Aroun' de Bush, Sixty, Time, and most recently, "Revival".
Essential recordings include:
* "Bring Him Back Home"
* "Coal Train (Stimela)"
* "Ziph'nkomo"
* "Don't Go Lose It Baby"
* "Ha Le Se Li De Khanna (The Dowry Song)"
* "Bajabule Bonka"
* "Grazing in the Grass"
* "U-Dwi"
* "The Joke of Life"
* "The Boy's Doin' It"
His song, "Soweto Blues", sung by his former wife, Miriam Makeba, mourns the carnage of the Soweto riots in 1976.
Hugh Masekela is the father of Sal Masekela, host of American channel E!'s Daily 10 show, along with Debbie Matenopoulos.
Hugh Masekela was an old collaborator of Abdullah Ibrahim. He is reported to have been initially inspired in his musical growth by Trevor Huddleston, a British priest working in the South African townships who financed Masekela's first trumpet. Masekela played his way through the vibrant Sophiatown scene with The Jazz Epistles and to Britain with King Kong, to find himself in New York in the early 1960s. He had hits in the United States with the pop jazz tunes "Up, Up and Away" and the number one smash "Grazin' in the Grass".
A renewed interest in his African roots led him to collaborate with West and Central African musicians, and finally to reconnect with South African players when he set up a mobile studio in Botswana, just over the South African border, in the 1980s. Here he re-absorbed and re-used mbaqanga strains, a style he has continued to use since his return to South Africa in the early 1990s.
In the 1980s, he toured with Paul Simon in support of Simon's then controversial, but highly critically acclaimed, album Graceland, which featured other South African artists such as Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Miriam Makeba, Ray Phiri, and other elements of the band Kalahari, which Masekela recorded with in the 1980s. He also collaborated in the musical development for the Broadway play, Sarafina! He previously recorded with the band Kalahari.
In 2003, he was featured in the documentary film Amandla!, about how the music of South Africa aided in the struggle against apartheid. In 2004, he released his autobiography, Grazin' in The Grass: The Musical Journey of Hugh Masekela, which thoughtfully details his struggles against apartheid in his homeland, as well as his personal struggles against alcohol addiction from the late 1970s through to the 1990s, a period when he migrated, in his personal recording career, to mbaqanga, jazz/funk, and the blending of South African sounds to an adult contemporary sound through two albums he recorded with Herb Alpert, and notable solo recordings, Techno-Bush (recorded in his studio in Botswana), Tomorrow (featuring the anthem "Bring Him Back Home"), Uptownship (a lush-sounding ode to American R and B), Beatin' Aroun' de Bush, Sixty, Time, and most recently, "Revival".
Essential recordings include:
* "Bring Him Back Home"
* "Coal Train (Stimela)"
* "Ziph'nkomo"
* "Don't Go Lose It Baby"
* "Ha Le Se Li De Khanna (The Dowry Song)"
* "Bajabule Bonka"
* "Grazing in the Grass"
* "U-Dwi"
* "The Joke of Life"
* "The Boy's Doin' It"
His song, "Soweto Blues", sung by his former wife, Miriam Makeba, mourns the carnage of the Soweto riots in 1976.
Hugh Masekela is the father of Sal Masekela, host of American channel E!'s Daily 10 show, along with Debbie Matenopoulos.
Open the Door
Hugh Masekela Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Open the Door' by these artists:
A Red Sun A story of man written insult by insult With landmines seepi…
Angeloh See I be knocking at the door to your heart like Ko…
Audio Adam This ain't right This isn't what I meant to say I am…
Awake! Awake! By the starlight I'm seeing at first glance My midnight Shou…
B-Rozzy&Brooklyn Man Told me you would always love me Had me thinkin' you…
Baba Brooks and His Band Intro-conversations mingled in a crowded room ???? at the c…
Bad Gyal Yeah, ooh Chill out, chill out (Bad Gyal) 125 on the highwa…
Betty Carter Open the door, dear. I must get in your heart! You're making…
Bob Dylan Now, there's a certain thing That I learned from Jim That he…
Carter Betty Open the door, dear. I must get in your heart! You're making…
D.J. Stereoman Verse: 1 You want in well I’ll open up the door Hot…
Dapayk & Midnight When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love Wh…
Dehter Мне не нужны суки Бок о бок с Малой Не…
Die Antwoord Sim'e mnyango You need to open the door Sithi nkqo nkqo nkqo…
Eddie Cochran Open the door, open the door I'm just a step, step…
Eels Everything is good these days but All of my friends are…
Ellie Lawson Long time you've been living the dream Telling me ya gonna…
Fleetwood Mac Let me see the sign I want to know the treasure…
France d'Amour When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love Wh…
G.o.D. Jewels The windows; I've left wide open. Sometimes it takes talking…
Gabby's World The end of the week approaching I crave the kind of…
Gentlemen Afterdark Come on with a gun, Come on with a heart attack.…
Ginuwine Something about the way you kiss me Dang girl your…
Ginuwine | www.Marvin-Vibez.in Well I know I miss You We both know I have…
Govana Bad Gyal Dj Papis Yeah, ooh Chill out, chill out (Bad Gyal) 125 on the highwa…
Guy Garvey Called my brother he's cleverer than me Such an appetite for…
Henry Wolfe Open up the door and let me in You've gone overboard…
Hodgson Roger Who's to say, who's to know, where the ship is…
In Your House Well I know I miss You We both know I have…
Jimi Jah Make it open the door... Make I tell you once more This…
Jimmy D. Scott SIGN OF SPRING AND WHEN I SEE THAT SIGN WILL I CLOSE…
Judy Collins Sometimes I remember the old days When the world was filled…
Kelly De Martino ( Magnapop Cover ) Everything is good these days But all…
Kook Do-Young Left you at eight, came back at nine, cause you've got…
Kyuri 내 마음 속엔 문이 하나 있어요 굳게 잠겨 아무도 열 수…
Late Night Messages Open the door, who do you see yourself with? (Self…
laurie To Jesus, your son, your gift of love May be the…
Lim Chang Jung feat. Kim Chang Yeol feat. Lim Changjung 오늘도 자꾸 이렇게 하루 하루가 흘러만 가는데 아직도 혼자 방에 앉아서…
Lim Chang Jung(임창정) ddokddokddok sillyehamnida bakkbakkbaggeuro nawa juseyo bum…
Lolo Zouaï I know I shouldn't think of you But I can tell…
Louis Jordan & His Tympany 5 Open the door, Richard Open the door and let me in…
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five Open the door, Richard Open the door and let me in…
M-Bass Vivo di un male che genera il male lo sento…
Madlife Hand me a light it is dark here There's no one…
Magnapop Everything is good these days But all of my friends are…
Michael McDonald We're lost, baby that's ok We may not always understand We m…
Midnight When people keep repeating That you'll never fall in love Wh…
Minds I wonder why you never come May be you're shy I…
Mitchel Musso Open the door it's cold all alone I could freeze like…
Mr.Troy (CreithMadeIt) It's Troy Santolla, Bitch And we shittin on e…
N. Sherman I built the walls without windows In front of the flowers…
Nana Mouskouri Sometimes I remember the old days When the world was filled…
Nikki M. James Saw your picture in the paper And I see you married…
Otis Redding I've been so wrong, so many times. Now you know…
R.Sakamoto & D.Byrne I ́VE BEEN AWAY FOR A LONG LONG TIME I HEARD YOU…
Rana Farhan در بگشا کمد خامی دگر پیشکشی کن دو سه جامی دگر هین…
Richie Spice I want you to be able to say that day…
Roger Hodgson Who's to say, who's to know, where the ship is…
Saint-Germain des Prés Café V Заезжаю я на block Smoked up без остановки Томми заряжает гл…
Sick Puppies Makes no difference, open the door Take it all away, for…
SKAZI AND Z-MAN Where we at? Seen men break, tattle and fold Place that on…
Sono Biding my time, in the Still of the night I'm wondering why …
SPIRITS The fantasy is to believe The door is open Messages on a…
Steve Wynn But if you open up your heart You know what you'll…
Sugababes Baby show me, I want you to hold me Never felt…
T.P. Tépj szét!…
The B.H.D Intro Rip to the jacka All the way to where you stay Verse…
The Men Won t you stay all by my side? Travelling to the…
The Minds Words won't hold any meaning when there's An ocean full of…
Tinavie Open the door, open the door, I wanna run, run away…
Topp Dogg Yeah! You know what it is Been a long time waiting T.…
U.S.C I recall The time when you and I would talk a…
Van Morrison Open the door to your heart Open the door to your…
World Trade Hand in hand Ready to receive Come in crystal gazer Show …
Yung Open up the door! (open up the door) Open up the…
Zhir Vengersky Only got five dollars to my name Blew it all on…
瘦人乐队 寒风刺骨的夜里 我是孤独的主人 把门打开 让我进来 街上空无一人 我是孤独的主人 把门打开 让我进来 难道就这样 只能在…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Hugh Masekela:
African Secret Society African Secret Society By Hugh Masekela Kale as a young gir…
Afro Beat Blues ""Coming from the Congo Moving to Mabasa Eyes on Zanzabar Sa…
Ain Listen baby, ain't no mountain high, Ain't no valley low,…
Ashiko Ashiko, Ashiko Emura Emura Ashiko, Ashiko Aiye emura sise As…
Baby Baby Baby Everybody out here loves a winner Don't go lose it, baby Ev…
Bajabula Bonke Iyaho Hele Barena Helele barena vula Helele balala phandle …
Been Such a Long Time Gone Been such a long time gone I often try to remember…
Bring Him Back Home Bring back Nelson Mandela Bring him back home to Soweto I wa…
Cantelope Island My niggas stack their money just to spend it Cause when…
Change Everything must change (everything must change) Everything m…
Child Of The Earth Walking through the valley That is where I met my Love Walki…
Chileshe Hela Chileshe Ungabayeki bakubiz' ikirimani Nawe ngumuntu Uz…
Coal Train Stimela sihamba ngamalahle Sivel’ eDalagubhayi Sangilahla kw…
Coal Train (Live Version) There is a train that comes from Namibia and Malawi, There…
Colonial Man Cortez, he was a pirate Just like Christopher Columbus He li…
District Six Kudala silala emaweni wema Singena makhaya sijikelez' umhlab…
Don You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
Don'T Go Lose It Baby Everybody out here loves a winner Don't go lose it, baby Ev…
Don't Go Lose It Baby (Stretch mix) Yoakam Dwight Under The Covers Baby Don't Go (Sonny Bono) S…
Dont Go Lose It Baby Everybody out here loves a winner Don't go lose it, baby Ev…
Father of Our Nation Oh Mandela son of Africa Father of our Freedom Spirit of our…
For the Love of You You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
Gold Ndiyekeleni (let me be) Ndiyekeleni weMaxhosa (let me be) Nd…
Grazin Sure is mellow grazin' in the grass (grazin' in the…
Ha Le Se Le Li Khanna He le se le li khanna Hlokomela li sa welwe ke…
Ha Lese Le Di Khanna Ha lese le di khanna Nhlokomela di sa bwellwe ke serame Hel…
Happy Mama It's been a forty years and a day Since they came…
I Will Who knows that I have loved you Will know I love…
Ibala Lam Ibala lami elimnyama ngiyaziqenya ngalo Ibala lami elimnyama…
In the Market Place I see her floating lazily Through the market like a butterfl…
Keep Me Hangin Set me free why don't cha babe Get out my life…
Khauleza Khauleza khauleza khauleza mama khauleza Fihlan' amagokoko w…
Lady If you call my woman African woman no go gree She…
Lizzy Lizzy, Lizzy, Lizzy, Lizzy Akukho ntomb' engiyithandayo Kuth…
Mace And Grenades Mace and grenades, tear gas and napalm bombs Bazookas and ma…
Magic There is magic in the air When you are walking into…
Mama It's been a forty years and a day Since they came…
Mandela Bring back Nelson Mandela Bring him back home to Soweto I wa…
Market Place I see her floating lazily Through the market like a butterfl…
Ngena Sanibonani wemadoda hayi ngena ngena Sanibonani wemadoda haw…
No Woman No Cry (No woman no cry) Woman no cry (no woman no cry) Woman…
Old People Old Folks If you can see my grandpa, Dancing with my grandma Ooh, oh…
Ooo Baby Baby Ooh la, la, la, la. I did you wrong, my heart…
Rock With You I'm wanna rock with you All night Dance you with till the…
Rosie My Girl (Rosie my girl masthandane) sibemoya munye njengezingelosi (…
Sarafina! Sarafina, when you talk the way you talk My body temperature…
Sechaba Iyo, siyelele Mama! - u helele! x 4 *** SOTHO PART…
Send Me I wanna be there when the people start to turn…
Smoke You always pumping smoking to the air You always pumping smo…
Somebody Is Stealin' My Car I got robbed on my way to the station To report…
Sossie sossi rt h HV dhbjfgvy cfhjjkkgvdhshhd fgdnkdgkcjf xgdfnch, …
Steppin' Out Weekdays stepping out Into the light into the light you We …
Stimela Wangibamba kwamancane Wangibambel'eduze (Dudu sithandwa sami…
Stimela (Live) There is a train that comes from Namibia and Malawi there…
Talking Thoughts It was lonely in the ark We used to listen to…
Thanayi Los die deng wena Thanayi Ngithi los die deng wena Thanayi …
There Are Seeds To Sow Halalhe (wehuhu) Halalhe (wehuhu) Kulonyaka (kulonyaka asili…
Thuma Mina I wanna be there when the people start to turn…
To Get Ourselves Together I know you don't want me to go But I got…
Todii He todii (senzeni) What shall we (tingadii) Senzenjani (what…
Tonight Tonight tonight tonight I want to make you feel good I…
Up Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? Would you…
Vasco da Gama Vasco Da Gama He was no friend of mine Vasco Da Gama He…
We Are One We are one We are one This is a song of love…
Whitch Doctor Stanley got a letter from King Leopoldo Summoning Stanley to…
Witch Doctor Stanley got a letter from King Leopoldo Summoning Stanley, t…
You I left you Then I kissed you on my return I watched…
You Don You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning…
You Keep Me Hangin Set me free why don't cha babe Get out my life…
You'll Never Know You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never…
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@TheFrodiggs
love the harmony here
@angelamatlou91
Very nice song Ntate Masekela:)
@lutsandvovilane6716
❤
@Sagradocorazon2
Nice brother !
@zinzosiphoqobo1940
The start reminds me of Sankomota