André Swartz

(19*-) Popular singer and cabaret performer. Having studied at the University of Stellenbosch, he became an active member of the Libertas Theatre Club. Was one of the performers who helped launch the Afrikaans "Kabaret" tradition in South Africa through his work with authors, composers and directors such as Etienne van Heerden, Hennie Aucamp, Anthony Costandius, Herman Pretorius and Zoettje Hofmeyr in Stellenbosch. Among the cabarets he was in were Ekskuus vir die Wals (by Etienne van Heerden) and 3-D (by Anthony Costandius), both in 1984.

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