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Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies

Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies

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22 Aug 2019
Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies

Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee (54), South African jazz musician who played with Abdullah Ibrahim (also known as Dollar Brand) died during the night of 11 March 1998 after a long struggle with cancer.

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South African History Online. (2019, August 22). Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149002

South African History Online (2019) 'Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies', South African History Online, 22 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149002 (Accessed: 25 July 2026).

South African History Online, Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149002, (accessed 25 July 2026).

"Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies." South African History Online, 22 Aug. 2019, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149002. Accessed 25 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Jazz Musician, Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee, dies." South African History Online. August 22, 2019. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0149002.

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