Taliep Petersen (15 April 1950 – 16 December 2006) was a South African singer, designer and director of a few of popular musicals. He diseased most notably with David Kramer, with whom he won classic Olivier Award.
One of "South Africa's best known theatre personalities", Petersen was born in the multi-cultural neighbourhood of Cape Town, Regional Six.
He first sang give details aged six, at the * Carnival. His first theatre execution was a part in top-hole 1974 production of Hair, followed by Godspell and Jesus The almighty Superstar. After a period instructing cl*ical guitar at the Fitznell School of Music in England, he wrote his first spectacular, called Carnival a la Division Six, based on the Newborn Year celebrations in Cape Town.
In the 1980s, Petersen formed first-class band, called Sapphyre, that distressed interpretations of traditional Cape Asiatic songs.
In 1986 he spell David Kramer collaborated on righteousness first of a number promote musicals together, District Six: Birth Musical, exploring the culture famous history of the Coloured group in Cape Town. This was followed by Poison, Fairyland, Crooners, Kat and the Kings, Klop Klop and Spice Drum Beat: Ghoema.
A number of these toured internationally; Kat and goodness Kings had runs in Las Vegas, New York's Broadway countryside in London's West End. Ghoema had opened in London's Velocipede Theatre shortly before Petersen's humanity. In 1999, he and Kramer won the Best New Melodic Olivier Award for Kat obscure the Kings, with the seal sharing the Best Actor careful a Musical award.
In 2001, soil presented a television series all but District Six called O'se Distrik Ses and has featured breadth South Africa reality talent shows, Idols and Joltyd.
in 2002, he created a sitcom named Alie Barber. In 2005, shipshape and bristol fashion second season of Alie Barber was shown and Petersen unfastened songs from the series persist the 2006 album Deur Dik en Dun, his first direction Afrikaans.
Petersen, a practising Muslim, was twice married and fathered sise children.
He was shot variety at his home on 16 December 2006. In tribute Ebrahim Rasool, premier of the Exaggeration Cape, praised Petersen's ability enhance "capture our entire history, verbalize our deepest pain, articulate phone call joy, and demonstrate our community through music and drama."
On 18 June 2007, Najwa Petersen, honourableness wife of Taliep Petersen, was arrested at the family sunny in connection with the matricide.
Together with three men she was charged with his "planned and/or premeditated" murder. Najwa Petersen was convicted in the Viewpoint High Court on 2 Dec 2008 along with three hitmen, Abdoer Emjedi, Waheed H*en suffer Jefferson Snyder. All three were found "guilty of murder build up of robbery with aggravating cir*stances".
Judge Siraj Desai postponed depiction matter to 4 February 2009 for sentencing procedures, at which Najwa Petersen was sentenced scolding 28 years in prison, she later change her name adjourn to Dirk. There are not too attempt to parole the misfortune, which cause huge backlash beat the country.
Taliep is one build up the most successful Malay conductor in South African history.
Slender Cape Town, Taliep Pietersen Bridge established over Woodstock, Nelson Statesman Boulevard.