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==The original text==
 
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The musical is based on ''[[Baby, Come Duze]]'' by [[Can Themba]] (1924-1968), a story using the new plurilingual "township language" that had arisen in the urban townships in the 1950s. 
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The musical is based on ''[[Baby, Come Duze]]'' by [[Can Themba]] (1924-1968), a photographic short story, written by Can Themba and illustrated by photographer Gopal Naransamy, using the evocative [[tsotsi taal]] (also referred to as [[fly taal]] or [[isicamto]]) that were an integral part of Sophiatown life.
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The story tells of a streetwise snappy dresser who tries trying his luck with an attractive young woman – ending with the following exchange:
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Originally published in Drum Magazine, and included
  
 
A version of the story was re-published - with photographs by Gopal S. Naransamy - in ''Kunapipi'', Volume 24 Issue 1, in 2002.
 
A version of the story was re-published - with photographs by Gopal S. Naransamy - in ''Kunapipi'', Volume 24 Issue 1, in 2002.

Revision as of 06:59, 11 January 2023

Baby, Come Duze is a musical play by Mothobi Mutloatse (1952-) and Corney Mabaso (1934-2009).

The original text

The musical is based on Baby, Come Duze by Can Themba (1924-1968), a photographic short story, written by Can Themba and illustrated by photographer Gopal Naransamy, using the evocative tsotsi taal (also referred to as fly taal or isicamto) that were an integral part of Sophiatown life.

The story tells of a streetwise snappy dresser who tries trying his luck with an attractive young woman – ending with the following exchange:

Originally published in Drum Magazine, and included

A version of the story was re-published - with photographs by Gopal S. Naransamy - in Kunapipi, Volume 24 Issue 1, in 2002.

Translations and adaptations

Themba's story was adapted as a stage musical production by Mothobi Mutloatse (1952-) and Corney Mabaso (1934-2009) of Baby, Come Duze in 1990.

Performance history in South Africa

1990: Performed at The Warehouse, Johannesburg by Bayete, Mara Louw and Patrick Shai.

Sources

Can Themba and Gopal S. Naransamy. 2002. Baby, Come Duze. Kunapipi, Volume 24 Issue 1. [1].

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