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Gibson Kente
Gibson Kente is credited on 112 releases across 22 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
112
Pressings credited
22
Albums
7
Decades active
21
In collections
Biography
Gibson Mthuthuzeli Kente (23 July 1932 – 7 November 2004) was a South African playwright, composer, director, and producer based in Soweto. He was known as the Father of Black Theatre in South Africa, and was one of the first writers to deal with life in the South African black townships. He produced 23 plays and television dramas between 1963 and 1992. He is also responsible for producing some of South Africa's leading musicians. Many prominent artists, including Brenda Fassie, owe their first opportunities on stage to him.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
112 releases · 22 albums · active 1960–2024
- Performance · 161
- Other credits · 17
- Production · 10
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Town Sound Studios · The Hit Factory · C.T.V. Studios, Johannesburg · Gallo Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Miriam Makeba
- Various
- Letta Mbulu
- Revolution Française
- Fred Spider
- Sounds Of Soweto
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