MUSICIAN

Hugh Masekela

1939 - 2018

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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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Masekela has received more than 1,799,102 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Masekela is the 1,352nd most popular musician (up from 1,365th in 2019), the 107th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 105th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hugh Masekela ranks 1,352 out of 3,175. Before him are Wynton Marsalis, Gerald Moore, Nikos Xilouris, Jonny Greenwood, Memphis Slim, and Tony Scott. After him are Veronika Dudarova, Lester Bowie, LiSA, Mic Michaeli, Jens Johansson, and Solomon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Hugh Masekela ranks 393. Before him are Emilio Álvarez, Peter Frenkel, Paolo Salvati, Gianfranco Leoncini, Lothar Metz, and Greetje Kauffeld. After him are Carmelo Bossi, Jean-Claude Gaudin, Terele Pávez, Ángel Cabrera, Laila Kinnunen, and Michel Colombier. Among people deceased in 2018, Hugh Masekela ranks 316. Before him are Michael Harner, Davide Astori, Ion Ciubuc, Aureliano Bolognesi, Neagu Djuvara, and Abdelmalek Benhabyles. After him are Ilie Balaci, Soon-Tek Oh, Kedarnath Singh, Durward Knowles, Connie Sawyer, and Nancy Wilson.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Hugh Masekela ranks 107 out of 454. Before him are Navi Pillay (1941), Trevor Rabin (1954), Max Gluckman (1911), David Bailie (1937), Ted Grant (1913), and Steve Nash (1974). After him are Julius Malema (1981), Alan Paton (1903), Phil Ramone (1934), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Bevil Rudd (1894), and John McDowell (1942).

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Among MUSICIANS In South Africa

Among musicians born in South Africa, Hugh Masekela ranks 4. Before him are Manfred Mann (1940), Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), and Trevor Rabin (1954). After him are Eddie Kramer (1942), Lucky Dube (1910), Kevin Shirley (1960), and J. R. Rotem (1975).

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