Michael Mosoeu Moerane, composer, teacher, pianist and conductor, is born in Mangoanaleng, Matatiele, Eastern Cape. He died in Bloemfontein in January, 1980. His siblings included Manasseh Tebatso Moerane and Epainette Mbeki, and he was uncle to Thabo Mbeki and Marumo Moerane. He was the first African BMus graduate in South Africa (1941) and remains the most popular Africa choral composer in Southern Africa, through works such as Sylvia, Ruri, Matlala, Moerane Tlake and Della.
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Michael Mosoue Moerane, pianist, choirmaster and composer, is born in Gumtree, Basutoland (now Lesotho). He died in Gumtree in
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01Sonderling, N.E. (ed.) New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.2, Pretoria: Vista.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 23). Michael Mosoue Moerane, pianist, choirmaster and composer, is born in Gumtree, Basutoland (now Lesotho). He died in Gumtree in. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091342
South African History Online (2012) 'Michael Mosoue Moerane, pianist, choirmaster and composer, is born in Gumtree, Basutoland (now Lesotho). He died in Gumtree in', South African History Online, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091342 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).
South African History Online, Michael Mosoue Moerane, pianist, choirmaster and composer, is born in Gumtree, Basutoland (now Lesotho). He died in Gumtree in [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091342, (accessed 13 October 2026).
"Michael Mosoue Moerane, pianist, choirmaster and composer, is born in Gumtree, Basutoland (now Lesotho). He died in Gumtree in." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091342. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Michael Mosoue Moerane, pianist, choirmaster and composer, is born in Gumtree, Basutoland (now Lesotho). He died in Gumtree in." South African History Online. August 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091342.
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