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Marabi

Marabi is a style of music and dance form that evolved and emerged in South Africa between the 1890s and 1920s. The early part of the century saw the increasing urbanisation of black South Africans

Further reading#

  • Ballantine, Christopher John, Marabi Nights: Early South African Jazz and Vaudeville, Ravan Press, 1993.
  • Gwangwa, Jonas; van Aurich, Fulco. “The melody of freedom: A reflection on music”
  • South African Music: Marabi
Genre family
1890s in music, 1920s in music, African popular music, Dance music, Jazz genres, South African styles of music