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Koos Du Plessis
Jacobus (Koos) Johannes du Plessis (10 May 1945 – 15 January 1984) was a prominent South African singer-songwriter and poet, colloquially known as ''Koos Doep''. Although he received critical acclaim for much of his work, he became best known for the runaway success of a rendition of his song "Kinders van die Wind" ("Children of the Wind") by Laurika Rauch. Koos du Plessis was born in Rustenburg. He was the oldest of five children, and grew up in the mining town of Springs. After school, he attended the University of Pretoria, and the University of the Witwatersrand, majoring in Afrikaans-Nederlands (Afrikaans-Dutch). At university he met his future wife, Mornay. The couple had three daughters, Irma, Karen and Karla. Koos would eventually write a song for each of these four women in his life. Koos worked as journalist and editor for several Afrikaans publications ('' Oggendblad'', '' Die Vaderland'', '' Die Nataller'' and ''Die Transvaler''). He died in a motorcar acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koos Met Kamera
Koos may refer to: * Koos (name), a masculine given name and a surname * Koos (fashion label), a former haute couture fashion label * Koos (island), in the Bay of Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany * Koos Group, a Taiwan-based pan-Asian business group * KOOS, a radio station in North Bend, Oregon, United States * KTEE, originally KOOS, a radio station in North Bend, Oregon {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Afrikaans Singers
This is a list of notable singers who have performed in the Afrikaans language. Solo artists are alphabetised by their stage name or surname—whichever is more common. Choirs that sing in Afrikaans are also included in the list, but other music groups are listed in the " Music groups" section below. The first major South African singers to record in Afrikaans were Ada Forrest and Annie Visser, in 1908. A * Andriëtte * Anke B * Bok van Blerk * Cristina Boshoff * Piet Botha * Bles Bridges * Liza Brönner C * Arno Carstens * Chris Chameleon * Mimi Coertse D * Kurt Darren * Izak Davel * Al Debbo * Coenie de Villiers * Casper de Vries * Ray Dylan E * Erica Eloff * Jurie Els * Elvis Blue F * Joanna Field * Ada Forrest G * Anton Goosen H *Sonja Herholdt * Steve Hofmeyr J * Hennie Jacobs * Fanie de Jager * Lance James * Watkin Tudor Jones * Arno Jordaan * Theuns Jordaan K * Ada Cherry Kearton (married name of Ada Forrest) * Johannes Kerkorrel * Koos Kombuis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Pretoria Alumni
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South African Singer-songwriters
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Afrikaner People
Afrikaners () are a South African ethnic group descended from Free Burghers, predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in the 17th and 18th centuries.Entry: Cape Colony. ''Encyclopædia Britannica Volume 4 Part 2: Brain to Casting''. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1933. James Louis Garvin, editor. They traditionally dominated South Africa's politics and commercial agricultural sector prior to 1994. Afrikaans, South Africa's third most widely spoken home language, evolved as the First language, mother tongue of Afrikaners and most Cape Coloureds. It originated from the Dutch language, Dutch vernacular of South Holland, incorporating words brought from the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and Madagascar by slaves. Afrikaners make up approximately 5.2% of the total South African population, based upon the number of White South Africans who speak Afrikaans as a first language in the South African National Census of 2011. The arrival of Portugal, Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Rustenburg
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1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: ** Nazi Germany, Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allies of World War II, Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary from the Russians. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussian Offensive, to eliminate German forces in East Pruss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of South African Musicians
This list of South African musicians includes notable individual musicians as well as musical ensembles whose members are South African by birth or nationality. A * Afrotraction *AKA, hip-hop artist and record producer * Akustika Chamber Singers, chamber choir from Pretoria * aKing, South African acoustic rock band *Amanda Black, Multi-award winning and platinum-selling Afro-soul singer-songwriter *Amampondo, award-winning traditional Xhosa percussion group from Cape Town *Anatii (born 1993), hip-hop artist and record producer *A-Reece (born 1997), hip-hop artist and lyricist * Leigh Ashton (born 1956), singer-songwriter from Johannesburg * Assagai, Afro-rock band * The Awakening, gothic rock B *Babes Wodumo, gqom musician * Ballyhoo, 1980s pop band best known for the hit "Man on the Moon" *The Bang * Leonel Bastos (born 1956), Mozambiquan adult contemporary musician and producer working in South Africa * Battery 9 *BlackByrd *Busiswa, house musician * BLK JKS *Elvis Blue, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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