Mahlathini
type: MusicGroup
genre: afropop
genre: highlife
description: Simon "Mahlathini" Nkabinde (1937 or 1938 – 27 July 1999) was a South African mbaqanga singer. Known as the "Lion of Soweto", Nkabinde is the acknowledged exponent of the deep-voiced, basso profundo "
popularity: 16
followers: 1910
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  value: 2026-06-15T17:06:52Z
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additional property: OTSVerifyInstructions
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  value: 1. Compute SHA-256 of OTSCanonicalRecord value → must equal OTSHash 2. Open OTSProofURL → extract Bitcoin block number → must equal OTSBitcoinBlock 3. GET OTSBitcoinBlockVerifyURL → returns the Bitcoin block hash at height OTSBitcoinBlock; GET https://blockstream.info/api/block/{that hash} → its timestamp must match OTSTimestamp 4. Read CopyrightID inside OTSCanonicalRecord → must equal the CopyrightID above 5. GET OTSVerificationAPI → pre-computed 6-check result from server 6. If all match: this entity was registered on CopyrightChains at OTSTimestamp, independently verifiable on Bitcoin
subject of: OpenTimestamps Proof of Existence
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  description: Dual-chain trust anchor. Chain 1 (CopyrightChains): CopyrightID 0xbb0f88da1c8038eed170d3fa40b680dd46828a63c2e4b8692e55476648eea8f4. Chain 2 (Bitcoin): anchored in block 953842 (2026-06-15T22:22:30Z). Bridge: the canonical record inside this Bitcoin proof contains the same CopyrightID. Verify: download https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/f5b7f410-2aab-4669-808c-22be5020b570.json and https://artists.proofprofile.net/proofs/artist/f5b7f410-2aab-4669-808c-22be5020b570.ots, run `ots verify -f record.json proof.ots` (https://opentimestamps.org).
  date published: 2026-06-15T22:22:30Z
album: Uhambo Lwami
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1983-07-03
album: Dithoriso Tsa Morena
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1984-01-30
album: Pheletsong Ya Lerato
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1984-06-16
album: The Lion of Soweto
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1988-01-27
album: Thokozile
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1988-07-03
album: Mahlathini: King of the Groaners
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1993-03-11
album: Great South African Performers - Mahlathini & Mahotella Queens
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-05-06