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Ladysmith Black Mambazo paid tribute to Mazibuko on Monday, describing him as "kind to a fault" and a "saint" who acted as a "wise elder" for the group's younger members.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

For some, he became a queer elder; a figure who had lived a life outside easy definition.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

In mid-2015, Flores’s other nephews, Efraín Campo and Franqui Flores, then 28 and 30, made a play to join their elder cousin in the big-money league.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Chopra’s parents, aunts and uncles all live in the A-19 Modern Colony apartment complex, weighed down by the grandiose legacy of their late family elder.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Until late in 1572, perhaps under the influence of the elder Steen, Tycho devoted himself mainly to chemical experiments, although he never abandoned his interest in astronomy.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin