# Kippie Moeketsi

> Jeremiah "Kippie" Morolong Moeketsi was a South African jazz musician, notable as an alto saxophonist. He is sometimes referred to as "the father of South African jazz" and as "South Africa's Charlie Parker". He played with and influenced some of South Africa's great musicians, including Jonas Gwangwa, Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela.

*South African saxophonist and jazz musician (1925-1983)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1925-06-27
- **Died:** 1983-04-27
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 20.7 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/326677)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d45aeffc-ab0d-4534-94c7-6c9ce31d4838)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337061)

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