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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
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Wrote on theatre, jazz and entertainment for ''[[The Bantu World]]'' in the late 1930s and early 1940s, on occasion under the byline “[[Critic at Large]]”.
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He was particularly critical of the popularity of jazz and [[vaudeville]], seeing greater beauty in the (European) drama.
 
He was particularly critical of the popularity of jazz and [[vaudeville]], seeing greater beauty in the (European) drama.

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Walter Nhlapo (died 1967) was a theatre reviewer and music critic.

Biography

Walter Nhlapo (d. 1967) was a journalist employed by Umteteli wa Bantu and a frequent contributor and letter writer to newspapers and magazines. He was also a talent scout for the Gallo Recording Company.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He was particularly critical of the popularity of jazz and vaudeville, seeing greater beauty in the (European) drama.

Sources

[1]

https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/freedom-our-life-time-tributes-lembede-after-his-death].

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