Sipho Mabuse's mother was Zulu and his father was Tswana.
12 Facts About Sipho Mabuse
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Sipho Mabuse has recorded and produced for, among others, Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Ray Phiri and Sibongile Khumalo.
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Sipho Mabuse is responsible for the song "Burn Out", which in the early 1980s sold more than 500,000 copies, and the giant hit of the late 1980s, "Jive Soweto".
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Sipho Mabuse returned to school at the age of 60, completing his matric in 2012 at Peter Lengene Community Learning Centre.
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Sipho Mabuse stated that he intended to continue on to college and study anthropology.
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SAMRO would later become the centre of a scandal regarding the underpayment of royalties to artists, much of this taking place during Sipho Mabuse's time working for the organisation.
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Sipho Cecil Peter Mabuse was born on 2 November 1951 in Masakeng, Orlando West.
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Sipho Mabuse went on to become a multi-instrumentalist, learning and mastering other instruments including the flute, piano, saxophone, kalimba, timbales and African drums.
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In 1983, Sipho Mabuse released his crossover hit "Burn Out", which catapulted his solo career to stardom, selling an excess of half a million copies, and which remains popular today.
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Sipho Mabuse has recorded and produced legendary artists such as Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Ray Phiri and Sibongile Khumalo.
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Sipho Mabuse was the owner of the legendary Kippies nightclub and sat on the boards of The National Arts Council and SAMRO.
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On 2 November 2021, Sipho Mabuse celebrated his 70th birthday, and he continues to perform regularly.