Event record
Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer, is born in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg.
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, December 14). Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer, is born in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071579
South African History Online (2011) 'Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer, is born in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg.', South African History Online, 14 December. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071579 (Accessed: 16 October 2026).
South African History Online, Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer, is born in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071579, (accessed 16 October 2026).
"Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer, is born in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg.." South African History Online, 14 Dec. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071579. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer, is born in Edendale, Pietermaritzburg.." South African History Online. December 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071579.
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