Kippie Moeketsi

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Kippie Moeketsi was a pioneering South African jazz alto saxophonist and key figure in the development of modern jazz in South Africa, influential to many musicians including Hugh Masekela.

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instanceOf South African musician ⓘ
alto saxophonist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
causeOfDeath alcohol-related illness ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South Africa ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-07-27 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1983-04-27 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black South African ⓘ
fullName Jeremiah Moeketsi ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Jeremiah ⓘ
hasHeritage Sotho ⓘ
hasInfluenceOnGenre Cape jazz ⓘ
South African township jazz ⓘ
honouredIn Kippies jazz club, Johannesburg ⓘ
influenced Abdullah Ibrahim ⓘ
Hugh Masekela ⓘ
Jonas Gwangwa ⓘ
South African modern jazz ⓘ
instrument alto saxophone ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Sesotho ⓘ
memberOf Jazz Epistles ⓘ
linked to: The Jazz Epistles

Merry Blackbirds ⓘ
Shantytown Sextet ⓘ
movement South African jazz ⓘ
modern jazz ⓘ
nickname Kippie ⓘ
notableRelative Mike Moeketsi ⓘ
notableStudent Abdullah Ibrahim ⓘ
Hugh Masekela ⓘ
Jonas Gwangwa ⓘ
notableWork Jazz Epistle, Verse 1 (as member of Jazz Epistles) ⓘ
linked to: The Jazz Epistles

Jazz in Africa (album) ⓘ
occupation musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
partOf South African jazz scene ⓘ
placeOfBirth Johannesburg ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ
Union of South Africa ⓘ
placeOfDeath Johannesburg ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
subjectOf Kippie Moeketsi: Sad Man of Jazz (biographical writings) ⓘ

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Hugh Masekela → associatedAct → Kippie Moeketsi ⓘ