Kippie Moeketsi

alto saxophone, clarinet · 1925–1983 · Johannesburg

South African alto saxophonist, born in Johannesburg on July 27, 1925, nicknamed the father of South African jazz. He played with the Jazz Epistles and influenced Abdullah Ibrahim, Jonas Gwangwa and Hugh Masekela.

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Styles

• South African jazz

Landmark tracks

• Tshona (1975)
• Stop and Start (1975)
• Umgababa (1975)
• Kippie's Prayer (1975)

Sources

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