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Johannes Kerkorrel (Ralph John Rabie) was born on 27 March, 1960 in Johannesburg, South Africa, is a Johannes Kerkorrel born Ralph John Rabie. Discover Johannes Kerkorrel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?

Popular As Ralph John Rabie
Occupation N/A
Age 42 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 27 March, 1960
Birthday 27 March
Birthplace Johannesburg, South Africa
Date of death 2002
Died Place Kleinmond, near Cape Town, South Africa
Nationality South Africa

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1960

Johannes Kerkorrel (27 March 1960 – 12 November 2002), born Ralph John Rabie, was a South African singer-songwriter, journalist and playwright.

Rabie, who was born in Johannesburg, worked as a journalist for the Afrikaans newspapers Die Burger and Rapport.

1985

In 1985, they released the album Eet Kreef (Eat Crayfish) on the now-defunct Shifty Records label, which was a commercial success despite its tracks being banned from radio airplay by the state-controlled South African Broadcasting Corporation, which was the government mouthpiece.

Colloquially, 'Eet Kreef' is ambiguous, meaning either 'Enjoy!' or 'Get lost!'.

The subsequent regional tour of college campuses and art festivals was called Voëlvry (literally free as a bird but here meaning outlawed), and Rabie's controversial reinvention of Afrikaans popular music became known as the Voëlvry movement.

1986

In 1986, Rabie started performing politically themed cabaret at arts festivals under his new stage name (kerkorrel meaning church organ in Afrikaans).

At that time, apartheid was at its nadir under State President P.W. Botha's National Party-led government.

1987

In 1987, Rabie was fired by Rapport for using quotes from Botha's speeches in his music; he then became a full-time musician and performer under the name Johannes Kerkorrel en die Gereformeerde Blues Band (Johannes Kerkorrel and the Reformed Blues Band), a deliberate reference to the Reformed Church.

The band also included the Afrikaans singer-songwriter Koos Kombuis.

Their brand of new Afrikaans music was dubbed alternatiewe Afrikaans (alternative Afrikaans) and exposed divergent political views to a new generation of Afrikaners.

1990

In 1990, Rabie visited Amsterdam, and almost simultaneously the track "Hillbrow" from the Eet Kreef album became a hit in Belgium, and Rabie followed its success with a solo tour.

In subsequent years he enjoyed substantial artistic success in Belgium and the Netherlands, and spent much of his time in Belgium.

Here he also befriended Stef Bos, a Dutch cabaret artist, with whom he would share a number of concerts.

2002

Rabie hanged himself on 12 November 2002 in Kleinmond, near Hermanus on the Western Cape coast on a tree that is alien to South Africa.

He was survived by his long-term partner, and by his ex-wife and son.

After Rabie's death, several artists recorded tribute songs to his life and work.

An incomplete list follows:

Rabie is a much covered artist.

Among the cover versions that exist are:

The film Johnny is nie dood nie portrays a fictional group of friends meeting up after his suicide, looking back to the events leading up to the Voëlvry movement, and how his music inspired and influenced them.