Zahara

South African musician (1987–2023)
Person human Q140509
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Zahara

Summary

Zahara is a human[1]. Her place of birth was East London[2]. She was born on November 9, 1987[3]. She died in Johannesburg[4]. She died on December 11, 2023[5]. She worked as a singer[6] and songwriter[7]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Zahara was born in East London[2].
  • Zahara died in Johannesburg[4].
  • Zahara was born on November 9, 1987[3].
  • Zahara died on December 11, 2023[5].
  • Zahara held citizenship in South Africa[9].
  • Zahara's professions included singer[6].
  • Zahara worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Zahara received the BBC 100 Women[10].
  • Zahara is recorded as female[11].
  • Zahara's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Zahara's genre is Afro-soul[13].
  • Zahara's Commons category is recorded as Zahara (South African musician)[14].
  • Zahara's instrument is recorded as guitar[15].
  • Zahara's instrument is recorded as voice[16].
  • Zahara's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • Zahara's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Xhosa[18].
  • Zahara's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'xh', 'text': 'Bulelwa Mkutukana'}[19].
  • Zahara's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as BBC 100 Women Edit-a-thon[20].
  • Zahara's related category is recorded as Category:Zahara (South African musician) albums[21].
  • Zahara's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+372823'}[22].
  • Zahara's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+267859'}[23].
  • Zahara's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+413671'}[24].
  • Zahara's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+444110'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: ZA[27]

  • Began / founded: 1987-11-09[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-12-11[29]

  • Genre(s): singer-songwriter[30]

  • Community tags: afro-soul, singer-songwriter[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e9539da6-28a4-4daf-a6e0-755ab21c9a0b[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Zahara was born in East London[2]. She was born on November 9, 1987[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and songwriter[7].

Recognition

Zahara received the BBC 100 Women[10].

Death and Burial

Zahara died on December 11, 2023[5]. She died in Johannesburg[4].

Why It Matters

Zahara ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (466 views/month, #7,145 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

FAQs

Where was Zahara born?

Born in East London[2], Zahara…

Where did Zahara die?

Zahara passed away in Johannesburg[4].

What did Zahara do for work?

Zahara worked as singer[6] and songwriter[7].

What awards did Zahara receive?

Honors received include BBC 100 Women[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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