Kippie Moeketsi
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South African saxophonist and jazz musician (1925-1983)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- South Africa
- Active from
- 1925-07-27
- Active to
- 1983-04-27
jazz
Discography
- Dollar Brand + 31973
- Tshona!1975
- Blue Stompin'2021
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- 799
- Total plays
- 2,297
Tags
clarinetjazzsouth africa
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
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- birth name
- Kippie Morolong Moeketsi
- date of death
- 1983-04-27
- date of birth
- 1925-06-27
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