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Ray Phiri(1947-2017)

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  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Ray Phiri
Ray Phiri was born on 23 March 1947 in Nelspruit, South Africa. He was a composer, known for The Ghost and the Darkness (1996), Catch a Fire (2006) and Fools (1997). He was married to Daphney. He died on 12 July 2017 in Mbombela, South Africa.
BornMarch 23, 1947
DiedJuly 12, 2017(70)
BornMarch 23, 1947
DiedJuly 12, 2017(70)
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Known for

Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Ghost and the Darkness
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1996
Catch a Fire (2006)
Catch a Fire
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Fools (1997)
Fools
6.8
  • Composer
  • 1997
Independent Lens (1999)
Independent Lens
8.1
TV Series
  • Soundtrack

Credits

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Composer

  • Fools (1997)
    Fools
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1997

Music Department

  • Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
    The Ghost and the Darkness
    6.8
    • choir conductor: Johannesburg
    • 1996

Soundtrack

  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Look Listen and Decide"
    • 2011
  • Catch a Fire (2006)
    Catch a Fire
    6.7
    • writer: "Zantinti"
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 23, 1947
    • Nelspruit, South Africa
  • Died
    • July 12, 2017
    • Mbombela, South Africa(lung cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Daphney? - November 2003 (her death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    South African jazz musician who founded the band Stimela and became internationally known while performing on Paul Simon_'s groundbreaking "Graceland" tour. Phiri, a vocalist and guitarist known for his versatility in jazz fusion, indigenous South African rhythms and other styles, received many music awards in his home country.

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