Barbara Mosima Joyce Masekela (amụrụ 18 Julaị na afo 1941) bụ onye na-ede uri South Afrika, onye nkuzi na onye ndọrọndọrọ onye jigidere ọkwa nka nka n'ime African National Congress (ANC). Barbara Masekela mụrụ na 18 Julaị na afo 1941 na obodo Alexandra nke Johannesburg, South Africa . Nke abụọ n'ime ụmụaka anọ a mụrụ Pauline na Thomas Masekela, nwanne ya nwoke nke tọrọ Hugh Masekela tolitere bụrụ onye na-egwu jazz nke ọma. Mgbe ọ bụ nwa ọhụrụ, e zigara ya ka ya na nne nne ya biri na Witbank (nke a maara ugbu a dị ka EMalahleni ). Mgbe ọ dị afọ 10, Barbara laghachiri na obodo Alexandra ịga ụlọ akwụkwọ Anglican nke Saint-Michael. Nne na nna ya zụlitere ezinụlọ mara mma nke ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị; site na nwata Barbara maara banyere ọnọdụ ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị nke South Afrika. Mgbe ọ na-aga Seminary ụmụ nwanyị Inanda na Durban, o nwere ohere izute ọtụtụ ndị na-akwado ikike obodo South Afrika, dị ka onye isi ANC Albert Luthuli, nke ga-akpụzi ọrụ ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị na agụmakwụkwọ n'ọdịnihu.