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Caiphus Semenya (born 19 August 1939)[1] is a South African composer and musician.[2][3] He was born in Alexandra, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]

Caiphus Semenya
Born	(1939-08-19) 19 August 1939 (age 82) Alexandra, Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa
Genres	South African jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, arranger
Instruments	Saxophone, percussion, synthesizer, vocals
Years active	1950s–present

He left South Africa for Los Angeles, California, United States, in the 1960s, together with his wife, singer Letta Mbulu.[4] Among the artists with whom he worked are Hugh Masekela, Jonas Gwangwa, Hotep Galeta, Miriam Makeba, Lou Rawls, Nina Simone and Cannonball Adderley. Semenya also arranged the Swahili chant in the intro to Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl" from the 1987 Bad album.[5]

Awards

• 2015: South African Afro Music Awards[6]
• 2015: ACT Lifetime Achievement Award for Music[7]
• 1986: Academy Award for Best Original Score for the 1985 film The Color Purple;[8] shared the nomination with nine other composers.

Discography

• The Very Best of Caiphus Semenya (Columbia, 1996)
• Woman Got a Right to Be (1996)
• Streams Today... Rivers Tomorrow (Munjale, 1984)
• Listen to the Wind (CBS, 1982)

With Quincy Jones

• Roots (A&M, 1977)

References

External links

• Unisa honours the love story of Letta Mbulu and Caiphus Semenya
• Caiphus Semenya at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Caiphus Semenya

Caiphus Katse Semenya (* 19. August 1939) ist ein südafrikanischer Musiker (Altsaxophon, Gesang, Keyboard, Arrangement, Komposition).

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- [en] Caiphus Semenya

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