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Thandi Klaasen was born on 27 September, 1931, is a South African musician. Discover Thandi Klaasen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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Born 27 September, 1931
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1931

Thandi Klaasen (born Thandiwe Nelly Mpambani, 27 September 1931 – 15 January 2017) was a jazz musician from Sophiatown, Gauteng.

She was the mother of singer Lorraine Klaasen.

Thandiwe Nelly Mpambani grew up in Sophiatown, the daughter of a shoemaker and a domestic worker.

When she was a teenager, she was attacked with an acid bomb and her face was permanently scarred.

1950

Her career as a singer and dancer began in the mid-1950s.

Klaasen performed with Dolly Rathebe, Miriam Makeba, Dorothy Masuka, and others.

1999

Other awards she has received include the Woman of Distinction Award received in Canada (1999), and a lifetime achievement award at the 2006 South African Music Awards.

2006

Klaasen was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Gold (2006) for "excellent achievement in and contribution to the art of Music".

2013

In August 2013, as part of the Women's Month celebrations, Klaasen and four other icons of South African jazz - Abigail Kubeka, Dorothy Masuka, Sathima Bea Benjamin and Sylvia Mdunyelwa - were honoured by Standard Bank with lifetime achievement awards.

2017

She died from pancreatic cancer on 15 January 2017, aged 85, and was given a state funeral.

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