Steve Kekana

South African musician (1958-2021)
Person human Q5905042
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Steve Kekana

Summary

Steve Kekana is a human[1]. Born in Zebediela[2], he… he was born on August 4, 1958[3]. He passed away in Polokwane Provincial Hospital[4]. He died on July 1, 2021[5]. He worked as a singer[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Steve Kekana was born in Zebediela[2].
  • Steve Kekana passed away in Polokwane Provincial Hospital[4].
  • Steve Kekana was born on August 4, 1958[3].
  • Steve Kekana died on July 1, 2021[5].
  • Steve Kekana held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Steve Kekana worked as a singer[6].
  • Steve Kekana worked as a composer[7].
  • Steve Kekana is recorded as male[10].
  • Steve Kekana's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Steve Kekana's genre is soul[12].
  • Steve Kekana's given name is recorded as Steve[13].
  • Steve Kekana's medical condition is recorded as blindness[14].
  • Steve Kekana's instrument is recorded as voice[15].
  • Steve Kekana's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[16].
  • Steve Kekana's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[17].
  • Steve Kekana's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}[18].
  • Steve Kekana's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+5510'}[19].
  • Steve Kekana's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+7100'}[20].
  • Steve Kekana's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8160'}[21].
  • Steve Kekana's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8080'}[22].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[23]

  • Country: ZA[24]

  • Began / founded: 1958-08-04[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-07-01[26]

  • Community tags: death by covid-19[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: bc4b3d3a-bfdb-4400-8616-cf2d5692f6eb[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Zebediela[2], Steve Kekana… he was born on August 4, 1958[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and composer[7].

Death and Burial

Steve Kekana died on July 1, 2021[5]. He died in Polokwane Provincial Hospital[4].

Why It Matters

Steve Kekana ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month, #7,248 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Steve Kekana born?

Born in Zebediela[2], Steve Kekana…

Where did Steve Kekana die?

Steve Kekana died in Polokwane Provincial Hospital[4].

What did Steve Kekana do for work?

Steve Kekana worked as singer[6] and composer[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . ewn.co.za. ewn.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . sowetanlive.co.za. sowetanlive.co.za. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Polokwane Provincial Hospital
    Official website http://www.stevekekana.co.za/
    Instance of human
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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