About Ratau Mike Makhalemele
Ratau Mike Makhalemele was a South African jazz musician and saxophonist.
Ratau Mike Makhalemele was a South African saxophonist, active since the 1960s. He was a member of the soul-jazz group The Drive during the 1970s. He died in 2000, aged 58.
His album Searching for the Truth received a South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best Traditional Jazz Performance in 2000.
His niece is former Miss South Africa and television personality Basetsane Makhalemele.
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Who was Ratau Mike Makhalemele?
South African jazz musician
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Ratau Mike Makhalemele died in 2000.
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Ratau Mike Makhalemele was a jazz musician and saxophonist.
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Ratau Mike Makhalemele was South African.
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