Jeremiah "Kippie" Morolong Moeketsi (27 July 1925 – 27 April 1983)[1] was a South African jazz musician, notable as an alto saxophonist.
[1] He played with and influenced some of South Africa's great musicians, including Jonas Gwangwa, Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela.
Influenced by his pianist brother Jacob Moeketsi, Kippie's career began playing in shebeens with his group, known as the Band in Blue.
Over the years he played with several bands, including Shantytown Sextet, the Harlem Swingsters and famously the Jazz Epistles that brought fame to him, Abdullah Ibrahim (or Dollar Brand as he was known then), Jonas Gwangwa, and Hugh Masekela.
[7] Often introduced as "Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro" (Abdullah Ibrahim wrote a composition of that title to feature him),[8] Moeketsi joined the cast of Todd Matshikiza's musical King Kong, which would take him to London in 1961.