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| − | + | [[Alfred Herbert]] (“Alf”). (18*-19*) Musical promotor and impressario. | |
| − | + | He was the son of famous Jewish actress [[Sarah Sylvia]. | |
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| + | He organised the shows ''[[African Jazz and Variety]]'' and in 1952 participated in the founding of the [[Union of South African Artists]]] (*?) He also produced ''[[Shebeen]]''. ***** | ||
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| + | He was one of the first people to promote black entertainers, both in townships and beyond. He presented the African Jazz/Township Jazz concert series in 1956 at the City Hall which was very popular, but of course performed to segregated audiences. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
Revision as of 09:42, 3 January 2018
Alfred Herbert (“Alf”). (18*-19*) Musical promotor and impressario.
He was the son of famous Jewish actress [[Sarah Sylvia].
He organised the shows African Jazz and Variety and in 1952 participated in the founding of the Union of South African Artists] (*?) He also produced Shebeen. *****
He was one of the first people to promote black entertainers, both in townships and beyond. He presented the African Jazz/Township Jazz concert series in 1956 at the City Hall which was very popular, but of course performed to segregated audiences.
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
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