Rex Rabanye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1944
Place of Birth: Potchefstroom, North West, South Africa
Date of Death: 10-Oct-2010
Profession: musician
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Rex Rabanye
- Micheal Morake (Rex) Rabanye (13 March 1944 – 10 October 2010) was a South African jazz, fusion and soulful pop musician who was born in Potchefstroom.
- He was a founding member of the Teenage Lovers band of which they formed in the late 1960s.
- The band consisted of Rex Rabanye (Keyboardist), Dan Makaku(Guitarist), Toto Rabanye (Bass Guitarist), Boy (Saxophonist) and Victor Masigo(Drummer).LAWRENCE 'SACKEY' GOREOANG(the "I Love Ikageng" and "Hey-Tah -Dah" hit maker) was also a guitarist in the band and later resorted to a rivalry band(The Question Marks) of The Teenage Lovers which he founded.
- The Teenage Lovers band made platinum hits like "Botany 500", "Trinity", "Mmabatho", "Potchefstroom Road" among others.
- When the Teenage Lovers disbanded Rex went solo, he conceived platinum-selling albums like Onketsang (1986) and Moya moya (1987).To date Onketsang remains one of the favourate songs during African Weddings through out South Africa and neighbouring countries,which is a legacy that is bound to last for many generations to come. Bra Rex as he was affectionately known ,studied B Uris at the University of Bophuthatswana(now North-West University),The University is based in Mahikeng where Rex lived with his family for some time. Bra Rex died on the 10 October 2010 at his home in Potchefstroom after battling a lifelong illness. Bra Rex has received many awards in recognition for his contribution in the music industry, one being the South African Music Awards lifetime achievement award during the 2006 MTN SAMA's.
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