Is Sal Masekela related to Hugh Masekela? Yes, he is Hugh’s son. The apple did not fall far from the tree in the case of this musical family. Like his father, he is known all over the globe for his undeniable influence in action sports and music.

Since walking away from the X Games, he has continued to work in television, hosting a series for Red Bull Media House, reporting stories for NBC at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and hosting a sports documentary series on Viceland, among other gigs.

Deceased (1939–2018)
Hugh Masekela/Living or Deceased

Elinam Cofiem. 1999–2018
Chris Callowaym. 1968–1968Miriam Makebam. 1964–1966
Hugh Masekela/Spouse

Greatest Hits

• Market PlaceHugh Masekela.
• Don’t Go Lose It BabyHugh Masekela.
• StrawberriesHugh Masekela.
• ThanayiHugh Masekela.
• African Secret SocietyHugh Masekela.
• Ha Le Se Le Li KhannaHugh Masekela.
• Bring Him Back Home (Nelson Mandela)Hugh Masekela.
• Stimela (Coal Train)Hugh Masekela.

English
Hugh Masekela/Languages

Selema Masekela
Hugh Masekela/Sons

In 2010, Masekela was featured, with his son Selema Masekela, in a series of videos on ESPN. The series, called Umlando – Through My Father’s Eyes, was aired in 10 parts during ESPN’s coverage of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Selema Masekela is a generational voice. He started answering phones at Transworld as an intern in the nineties. He announced every beach, skate, and snow event he could as a side hustle, then became the face of the X Games. And he can actually surf and snowboard.

Trevor Huddleston
He was born in the town of Witbank, South Africa in 1939. At the age of 14, the deeply respected advocator of equal rights in South Africa, Father Trevor Huddleston, provided Masekela with a trumpet and, soon after, the Huddleston Jazz Band was formed.

Stokely Carmichaelm. 1968–1978
Hugh Masekelam. 1964–1966Sonny Pilaym. 1959–1959
Miriam Makeba/Spouse
This article analyzes the career of famed South African singer, Miriam Makeba, in the United States. After finding success throughout much of the 1960s, Makeba’s career and public image shifted after her 1968 marriage to Stokely Carmichael, a noted Civil Rights activist and proponent of the Black Power movement.

Prostate cancer
Hugh Masekela/Cause of death

Hugh Masekela
Selema Masekela/Fathers
A native of New York, Masekela travelled the world in his youth with his father, South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela.

When he was a teenager, Masekela’s upbringing brought him to Southern California, where he was first exposed to surfing, snowboarding and skateboarding. His career began as an intern at Transworld Publications in 1992, home of TW Snow, TW Skateboarding and TW Surf magazines.

Selema ” Sal ” Mabena Masekela (born August 28, 1971) is an American television host, sports commentator, actor and singer. Masekela was born in Los Angeles, the son of a Haitian mother and South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela. Masekela is also the older half-brother of Survivor: Cook Islands contestant Nathan Gonzalez.

Early life. Masekela was born in KwaGuqa Township, Witbank, South Africa to Thomas Selena Masekela, who was a health inspector and sculptor and his wife, Pauline Bowers Masekela, a social worker.

Also in the 1980s, Masekela toured with Paul Simon in support of Simon’s 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 was co-founded by guitarist Banjo Mosele and which backed Masekela in the 1980s.