Trumpeter
Hugh Masekela
Left South Africa in 1960 and spent thirty years in exile, and wrote Bring Him Back Home for Mandela, which became an anthem of the movement.
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". 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.
- Born
- 1939-04-04, Witbank, South AfricaA Tuesday
- Died
- 2018-01-23, Johannesburg, South AfricaA Tuesday, aged 78
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1939-04-04, Witbank, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 13°44′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 16°53′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 11°48′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Pisces | 4°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 7°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 21°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 20°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 15°53′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 21°22′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 29°14′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2018-01-23, Johannesburg, South Africa · time unknown, noon chart
Africa/Johannesburgthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 3°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 14°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 17°23′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 6°43′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 28°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 20°15′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 3°55′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 24°45′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 12°30′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 19°32′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Hugh Masekela was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
