词条 | Rex Rabanye |
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Micheal Morake (Rex) Rabanye (13 March 1944 – 10 October 2010) was a South African jazz, fusion and soulful pop musician who was born in Potchefstroom. He was a founding member of the Teenage Lovers band of which they formed in the late 1960s. The band consisted of Rex (Keyboardist), Dan (Guitarist), Toto (Bass Guitarist), Boy (Saxophonist) and Victor (Drummer).LAWRENCE 'SACKEY' GOREOANG(the "I Love Ikageng" and "Hey-Tah -Dah" hit maker) was also a guitarist in the band and later resorted to a rivalry band(The Question Marks) of The Teenage Lovers which he founded. The Teenage Lovers band made platinum hits like "Botany 500", "Trinity", "Mmabatho", "Potchefstroom Road" among others. When the Teenage Lovers disbanded Rex went solo, he conceived platinum-selling albums like Onketsang (1986) and Moya moya (1987). Bra Rex as he was affectionately known ,studied B Uris at the University of Bophuthatswana(now North-West University),The University is based in Mafikeng where Rex lived with his family for some time. Bra Rex died on the 10 October 2010 at his home in Potchefstroom after battling a lifelong illness. Bra Rex has received many awards in recognition for his contribution in the music industry, one being the South African Music Awards lifetime achievement award during the 2006 MTN SAMA's. References
http://afrosynth.blogspot.co.za/2010/09/rex-rabanye-campus-mood-1988-ccpblack.html {{Authority control}} 3 : 1944 births|2010 deaths|South African musicians |
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