Mahlathini

South African musician (1938–1999)
Person human Q339248
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Mahlathini

Summary

Mahlathini is a human[1]. He was born in Newcastle[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3]. He died on July 27, 1999[4]. He worked as a singer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mahlathini's place of birth was Newcastle[2].
  • Mahlathini was born on January 1, 1938[3].
  • Mahlathini died on July 27, 1999[4].
  • Mahlathini held citizenship in South Africa[7].
  • Mahlathini worked as a singer[5].
  • Mahlathini is recorded as male[8].
  • Mahlathini's instance of is recorded as human[9].
  • Mahlathini's instrument is recorded as voice[10].
  • Mahlathini's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[11].
  • Mahlathini's start of work period is recorded as 1964[12].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[13]

  • Country: ZA[14]

  • Began / founded: 1938[15]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1999-07-27[16]

  • Genre(s): mbaqanga[17]

  • Community tags: mbaqanga, south african[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9f45ba00-4565-4a6c-9a76-6f2e92ae0620[19]

Body

Origins and Family

Mahlathini was born in Newcastle[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3].

Career and Affiliations

Mahlathini's professions included singer[5].

Death and Burial

Mahlathini died on July 27, 1999[4].

Why It Matters

Mahlathini ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Mahlathini born?

Mahlathini's place of birth was Newcastle[2].

What did Mahlathini do for work?

Mahlathini worked as singer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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