# Jacob Radebe

> Jacob Radebe, professionally known as Mpharanyana, was a South African singer-songwriter and guitarist. His music is often classified as jazz, fusion, disco, soul and mbaqanga. Radebe's compositions were primarily in Sesotho but he would occasionally sing in English.

*Legendary South African soul singer and lead vocalist of the Cannibals in the late 70s (1948-1979)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1948-04-06
- **Died:** 1979-08-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.7 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/396536)
- [Jacob "Mpharanyana" Radebe](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_%22Mpharanyana%22_Radebe)
- [Jacob „Mpharanyana“ Radebe](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_%E2%80%9EMpharanyana%E2%80%9C_Radebe)
- [Mpharanyana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mpharanyana)
- [Jacob "Mpharanyana" Radebe](https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_%22Mpharanyana%22_Radebe)
- [Jacob "Mpharanyana" Radebe](https://st.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_%22Mpharanyana%22_Radebe)
- [Jacob "Mpharanyana" Radebe](https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_%22Mpharanyana%22_Radebe)
- [Jacob Radebe](https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Radebe)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100807882)

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