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Dudu Pukwana

South African musician (1938–1990)
Person Human Q1263803

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
July 18, 1938
Date of death
June 28, 1990, June 30, 1990[11]
Place of birth
Gqeberha
Place of death
Greater London, London[10]
Country of citizenship
South Africa[12]
Occupation
composer, pianist, jazz musician, saxophonist, musician, jazz singer[13]
Genre
jazz[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Given name
Dudu[19]
Instrument
saxophone[20]
Member of
The Blue Notes[14]
Record label
Vertigo Records, 77 Records[17][18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dudu Pukwana en Mthutuzeli Dudu Pukwana ja ドゥドゥ・プクワナ
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000108376633
VIAF cluster ID
159149296181080670002
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no98006038
GND ID
135158788
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000210863
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
138987209
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135158788
Discogs artist ID
374059
Europeana entity
agent/base/152705
FAST ID
1539785
Freebase ID
/m/04z9r8
Grove Music Online ID
J364700
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MusicBrainz artist ID
71cb2a81-76bf-4147-a084-f33ab74a6938
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000016515
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100354140
Rate Your Music artist ID
dudu_pukwana
Songkick artist ID
346048

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
composer, pianist, saxophonist, jazz musician
Mb:member of band 3
Brotherhood of Breath, Assagai, The Blue Notes
Record label 2
Vertigo Records, 77 Records
Country of citizenship 1
South Africa
Genre 1
jazz
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
saxophone
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Gqeberha
Place of death 1
Greater London
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Dudu Pukwana was born on July 18, 1938[1], in Gqeberha[2]. He died on June 28, 1990[3], in Greater London[4]. He worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Dudu Pukwana born?

Dudu Pukwana was born in Gqeberha[2].

Where did Dudu Pukwana die?

Dudu Pukwana passed away in Greater London[4].

What did Dudu Pukwana do for work?

Dudu Pukwana worked as a composer[5], pianist[6], jazz musician[7], saxophonist[8], and musician[9].

Related Entities

South Africa Vertigo Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . sahistory.org.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 22w ago · Eddo1982! · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → —
    "Removed claim: Start of work period: 1970"
  3. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → South Africa
    Place of death → Greater London, London
    Part of → —
    Genre → jazz
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31703: import P21 and P106 from GND (4)"
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