Also known as Jeremiah "Kippie" Morolong Moeketsi
South African saxophonist and jazz musician (1925-1983)
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Kippie Moeketsi (Jeremiah Morolong Moeketsi, Johannesburg, South Africa, 27 July 1925 – 27 April 1983) was a South African jazz alto saxophonist and clarinetist. He is sometimes referred to as "the father of South African jazz" and as "South Africa's Charlie Parker". He played with and influenced some of South Africa's great musicians, including Jonas Gwangwa, Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela. Born into a musical Johannesburg family <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kippie+Mo
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