LC control no. | n 91078518 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Semenya, Caiphus |
Associated country | South Africa |
Birth date | 19410621 |
Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Field of activity | Music |
Profession or occupation | Composers Singers Arrangers (Musicians) |
Found in | His Letta [SR] p1978: label (Caiphus Semenya) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Semenya, Caiphus; b. June 21, 1941, Alexandra Township, Johannesburg, South Africa) www.music.org.za website, viewed July 1, 2013 (Caiphus Semenya, South African musical director and composer; in exile from South Africa in the 1960s, together with his wife, singer Letta Mbulu; settled in Los Angeles, worked with American artists and producers, notably Quincy Jones; as performing artist and big band arranger, toured Africa with the production BUWA during the 1980s; returned to South Africa in 1990; best known to home audience through performances of "Caiphus & Letta" and hit songs) |