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(1957-2003) Composer
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[[Siva Devar]] (1957-2003) is a composer who wrote musical scores for theatre, film and TV.
  
 
== Biography ==
 
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
He wrote the music for ''[[For Love of The Nightingale]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[At the Edge]]'',  ''[[Jimbo]]'', ''[[Ikhaya]]'', ''[[Coming Home]]''. and a number of  productions presented at the [[Asoka Theatre]] at [[UDW]].
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He wrote the music for ''[[For Love of the Nightingale]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[At the Edge]]'',  ''[[Jimbo]]'', ''[[Ikhaya]]'', ''[[Side by Side Masisizane]]'', ''[[Coming Home]]''. and a number of  productions presented at the [[Asoka Theatre]] at [[UDW]].
  
 
Perhaps one of the most enduring of his works was the theme music of the daily soap, ''[[Isidingo]]''.
 
Perhaps one of the most enduring of his works was the theme music of the daily soap, ''[[Isidingo]]''.

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Siva Devar (1957-2003) is a composer who wrote musical scores for theatre, film and TV.

Biography

Born in India to a musical family, educated in Pietermaritzburg at Woodlands High School, then attended the University of Durban-Westville. He also had an MSc (Mathematics) from Stuttgart Hochschule, Germany.

He was married to the actress Brenda Radloff.

Training

Career

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

He wrote the music for For Love of the Nightingale, Hamlet, At the Edge, Jimbo, Ikhaya, Side by Side Masisizane, Coming Home. and a number of productions presented at the Asoka Theatre at UDW.

Perhaps one of the most enduring of his works was the theme music of the daily soap, Isidingo.

Awards, etc

Sources

This Day, 23 December 2003

https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=25407

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