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Mahlathini

LC control no.nr 92031439
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Personal name headingMahlathini
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Variant(s)Lion of Soweto (Musician)
Mahlathini Nkabinde, Simon
Nkabinde, Simon Mahlathini
Associated countrySouth Africa
Birth date1937?
Death date1999-07-27
Place of birthAlexandra (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Field of activityMbaqanga (Music)
Profession or occupationSingers
Found inHis Rhythm and art [SR] p1990: label (Mahlathini) insert (South African mbaqanga musician)
New York Times, July 30, 1999 (Simon Mahlathini Nkabinde, 62, Zulu singer; d. July 29, 1999, lead groaner of the Zulu music group Mahlathini and the Mahotello Queens; sometimes called the Lion of Soweto)
Wikipedia, Sep. 2, 2013 (Mahlathini; Simon "Mahlathini" Nkabinde; b. 1938 (or 1935, in Background info sidebar); d. July 27, 1999; b. in Alexandra township; under article for Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, birthdate of 1937 given)