# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/madosini
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:11:35.086Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/madosini"
name: "Madosini"
slug: "madosini"
description: "Latozi Mpahleni, better known by her clan name Madosini, was a South African musician, singer, and cultural custodian. She was celebrated for her mastery of traditional Xhosa musical instruments such as the uhadi, umrhubhe, and isitolotolo. Madosini was regarded as a \"national treasure\" and a leading figure in the preservation of Xhosa indigenous music."
tagline: "South African musician (1943–2022)"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1943-12-25"
deathDate: "2022-12-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.31
  momentum:             0.3355704697986577
  historical:           6.138877333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12585036/"
    handle:    "nm12585036"
sources:
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/42d569f8-9c0f-4ca1-9feb-7f8dbcae1353"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madosini"
    title: "Madosini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madosini"
    title: "Madosini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madosini"
    title: "Madosini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ss.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madosini"
    title: "Madosini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madosini"
    title: "Madosini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madosini"
    title: "Madosini"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1368257"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump