cover image: Township shuffle, Sophiatown, 1952

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Township shuffle, Sophiatown, 1952

1 Oct 1952

There were dance halls throughout South Africa, from Orlando to Mamelodi, and to Sophiatown. The stages were often improvised and there was real sound, without microphones and amplifiers. Sophiatown, 1952.
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Authors

Schadeberg, Jurgen, 1931-

Format
still image
Published in
South Africa
Series
Best of South Africa collection