Sibongile Khumalo

Summary

Sibongile Khumalo is a human^[1]. She was born in Soweto^[2]. She was born on September 24, 1957^[3]. She died on January 28, 2021^[4]. She worked as an opera singer^[5] and jazz musician^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Sibongile Khumalo's place of birth was Soweto^[2].
• Sibongile Khumalo was born on September 24, 1957^[3].
• Sibongile Khumalo died on January 28, 2021^[4].
• Sibongile Khumalo's father was Khabi Vivian Mngoma^[8].
• Sibongile Khumalo held citizenship in South Africa^[9].
• Sibongile Khumalo's professions included opera singer^[5].
• Sibongile Khumalo worked as a jazz musician^[6].
• Sibongile Khumalo's education included a stint at University of the Witwatersrand^[10].
• Sibongile Khumalo was educated at University of Zululand^[11].
• Sibongile Khumalo received the Order of Ikhamanga^[12].
• Sibongile Khumalo received the Standard Bank Young Artist Award^[13].
• Sibongile Khumalo received the South African Music Awards^[14].
• Sibongile Khumalo is recorded as female^[15].
• Sibongile Khumalo's instance of is recorded as human^[16].
• Sibongile Khumalo's genre is jazz^[17].
• Sibongile Khumalo's genre is opera^[18].
• Sibongile Khumalo's genre is traditional folk music^[19].
• Sibongile Khumalo's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano^[20].
• Sibongile Khumalo's family name is recorded as Khumalo^[21].
• Sibongile Khumalo's given name is recorded as Sibongile^[22].
• Sibongile Khumalo's instrument is recorded as voice^[23].
• Sibongile Khumalo's described by source is recorded as Sibongile Khumalo, South Africa’s ‘First Lady of Song,’ Dies at 63^[24].
• Sibongile Khumalo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[25].
• Sibongile Khumalo's start of work period is recorded as 1989^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: ZA^[28]

• Began / founded: 1957-09-24^[29]

• Ended / dissolved: 2021-01-28^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 18808c4d-524b-4e4e-a5fa-b62eb6ae0e23^[31]

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Origins and Family

Sibongile Khumalo's place of birth was Soweto^[2]. She was born on September 24, 1957^[3]. Her father was Khabi Vivian Mngoma^[8].

Education

Educated at University of the Witwatersrand^[10], a public research university^[32], in South Africa^[33], founded in 1896^[34], headquartered in Johannesburg^[35] and University of Zululand^[11], a university^[36], in South Africa^[37], founded in 1959^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include opera singer^[5] and jazz musician^[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Ikhamanga^[12], an order^[39], in South Africa^[40], founded in 2003^[41]; Standard Bank Young Artist Award^[13], an award^[42], in South Africa^[43], founded in 1981^[44]; and South African Music Awards^[14], a music award^[45], in South Africa^[46], founded in 1995^[47].

Death and Burial

Sibongile Khumalo died on January 28, 2021^[4].

Why It Matters

Sibongile Khumalo ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48]

FAQs

Where was Sibongile Khumalo born?

Sibongile Khumalo's place of birth was Soweto^[2].

Who were Sibongile Khumalo's parents?

Sibongile Khumalo's father was Khabi Vivian Mngoma^[8].

What did Sibongile Khumalo do for work?

Sibongile Khumalo worked as opera singer^[5] and jazz musician^[6].

Where did Sibongile Khumalo go to school?

Sibongile Khumalo was educated at University of the Witwatersrand^[10] and University of Zululand^[11].

What awards did Sibongile Khumalo receive?

Honors received include Order of Ikhamanga^[12], Standard Bank Young Artist Award^[13], and South African Music Awards^[14].