Dorothy Masuka

Summary

Dorothy Masuka is a human^[1]. Born in Bulawayo^[2], she… she was born on September 3, 1935^[3]. She passed away in Johannesburg^[4]. She died on February 23, 2019^[5]. She worked as a singer^[6], songwriter^[7], jazz musician^[8], and jazz singer^[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Bulawayo^[2], Dorothy Masuka…
• Dorothy Masuka died in Johannesburg^[4].
• Dorothy Masuka was born on September 3, 1935^[3].
• Dorothy Masuka died on February 23, 2019^[5].
• Dorothy Masuka held citizenship in Zimbabwe^[11].
• Dorothy Masuka's professions included singer^[6].
• Dorothy Masuka's professions included songwriter^[7].
• Dorothy Masuka worked as a jazz musician^[8].
• Dorothy Masuka worked as a jazz singer^[9].
• Dorothy Masuka is recorded as female^[12].
• Dorothy Masuka's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Dorothy Masuka's genre is pop music^[14].
• The cause of death was arterial hypertension^[15].
• Dorothy Masuka's given name is recorded as Dorothy^[16].
• Dorothy Masuka's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[17].
• Dorothy Masuka's instrument is recorded as voice^[18].
• Dorothy Masuka's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of African Biography^[19].
• Dorothy Masuka's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].
• Dorothy Masuka's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dorothy Masuka'}^[21].
• Dorothy Masuka's start of work period is recorded as 1951^[22].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[23]

• Country: ZA^[24]

• Began / founded: 1935-09-03^[25]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-02-23^[26]

• Community tags: world^[27]

• MusicBrainz ID: fe47ce05-4fae-4a9c-8592-e4ac701503b1^[28]

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Origins and Family

Dorothy Masuka's place of birth was Bulawayo^[2]. She was born on September 3, 1935^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], songwriter^[7], jazz musician^[8], and jazz singer^[9].

Death and Burial

Dorothy Masuka died on February 23, 2019^[5]. She died in Johannesburg^[4]. The cause of death was arterial hypertension^[15].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Dorothy Masuka include Masuka^[29], a Mercury crater^[30].

Why It Matters

Dorothy Masuka ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).^[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]

Entities named for her include Masuka^[29], a Mercury crater^[30].

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Masuka born?

Dorothy Masuka was born in Bulawayo^[2].

Where did Dorothy Masuka die?

Dorothy Masuka died in Johannesburg^[4].

What did Dorothy Masuka do for work?

Dorothy Masuka worked as singer^[6], songwriter^[7], jazz musician^[8], and jazz singer^[9].