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Revision as of 10:20, 26 July 2025
African Jazz and Variety is a series of variety shows produced by Alfred Herbert's Star Making Company (or Company of Star Makers) in 1956.
Contents
The original production
Also referred to simply as African Jazz or Township Jazz
The farewell season directed by Bill Brewer, who also wrote the words and music for some songs.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Their shows toured southern Africa from 1952 to 1959.
Sources
David B. Coplan 1985. In Township Tonight! :South Africa's Black City Music and Theatre. London: Longman: pp.163-64.
Souvenir Programme of the Farewell Season of African Jazz and Variety, ESAT Archives
http://electricjive.blogspot.com/2011/09/shebeen-1959-south-african-jazz-musical.html
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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