Taliep Petersen
Taliep Petersen | |
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Born | 15 April 1950 |
Died | 16 December 2006 | (aged 56)
Occupation(s) | singer, composer and director |
Notable work | Olivier Award |
Taliep Petersen (15 April 1950 – 16 December 2006)
Career
One of "South Africa's best known theatre personalities",
In the 1980s, Petersen formed a band, called Sapphyre, that played interpretations of traditional
In 2001, he presented a television series about District Six called O'se Distrik Ses and has featured on South Africa reality talent shows,
Death
Petersen, a practising
On 18 June 2007, Najwa Petersen, the wife of Taliep Petersen, was arrested at the family home in connection with the murder. Together with three men she was charged with his "planned and/or premeditated" murder.
Legacy
The Cape Town Taliep Pietersen Bridge crosses over
References
- ^ Who's Who in South Africa
- ^ a b c "SA celebrity murdered in robbery". BBC News. 17 December 2006.
- ^ a b "Living Legend - Petersen is nowhere near done". The Cape Argus. 7 January 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2006.
- ^ a b "Kat and the Kings". The English Theatre. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2006.
- ^ "District Six - The Musical". Musicmakers. Archived from the original on 21 January 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2006.
- ^ Bennett, Rosemary; Watson, Roland (13 December 2006). "Spice Drum Beat: Ghoema". The Times. London.
- ^ a b c "Taliep Petersen shot dead in robbery". Mail&Guardian online. 17 December 2006. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
- ^ "The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1999". London Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2006.
- ^ "Wife charged in Petersen murder". News24.com. 19 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
- ^ "Applause as Najwa convicted". News24.com. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Najwa gets 28 years for husband's murder". mg.com. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "7 names for 7 bridges in Cape". IOL. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
External links
- Obituary: Taliep Petersen, The Guardian, 8 January 2007.
- Taliep Petersen - His music lives on , SA Times, 11 January 2007.