Josef Marais
Joseph Pessach (November 17, 1905, Sir Lowry's Pass Village – April 27, 1978, Los Angeles), better known by his stage name Josef Marais, was a folk-singer from South Africa. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1905 (Sir Lowry's Pass Village), Died April 27, 1978
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, lyricist
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 69220 | 10-in. | 5/21/1941 | Marching to Pretoria | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 69221 | 10-in. | 5/21/1941 | My heart is so sad | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 69222 | 10-in. | 5/21/1941 | Siembamba ; Ai ai The pied crow cry | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 69223 | 10-in. | 5/21/1941 | As the sun goes down | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 69256 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | There's the Cape-cart | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 69257 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Meisiesfontein | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 69258 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | There comes Alibama ; Train to Kimberley | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 69259 | 10-in. | 5/28/1941 | Jan Pieriewiet | Josef Marais and his Bushveld Band | vocalist | ||
| Decca | 73293 | 1/22/1946 | The wanderer's song ; Come walk with me tonight | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73294 | 1/22/1946 | Old Johanie gozzable | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73295 | 1/22/1946 | The Zulu warrior | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73296 | 1/22/1946 | Pretty Kitty | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73314 | 1/29/1946 | Pity the poor Patat | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73315 | 1/29/1946 | When will we be married, Gertjie? | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73316 | 1/29/1946 | Sugarbush/The Capetown girls | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73317 | 1/29/1946 | Auntie Mina's cooking the syrup | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73518 | 4/22/1946 | Pretty Kitty | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73519 | 4/22/1946 | Old Johnnie Goggabie | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73520 | 4/22/1946 | When will we be married, Gertjie? | Bushveld Band ; Josef Marais | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 73872 | 4/22/1947 | Waltzing Matilda (Australian) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 73873 | 4/22/1947 | Go tell Aunt Rhody (American) ; The sheep are coming down the road (South African) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 73874 | 4/22/1947 | The cherries (French) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 73875 | 4/22/1947 | When a little farm we keep (English) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 73887 | 4/24/1947 | Ihashe (Zulu chant) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 73888 | 4/24/1947 | Beside the windmill (Dutch) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 73889 | 4/24/1947 | Johnnie with the bandy legs (South African) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 73890 | 4/24/1947 | The bouquet (Flemish) | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75606 | 12/16/1949 | The bangalorey man: Part 1: Follow my bangalorey man | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |||
| Decca | 75607 | 12/16/1949 | The bangalorey man: Part 2: Johnnie had an ugly cow | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |||
| Decca | 75608 | 12/16/1949 | The bangalorey man: Part 3: Our house is upside down | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |||
| Decca | 75609 | 12/16/1949 | The bangalorey man: Part 4: Cripple creek | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |||
| Decca | 75667 | 1/5/1950 | The grindstone man | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75668 | 1/5/1950 | The flocks, the flocks | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75669 | 1/5/1950 | The fox | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75670 | 1/5/1950 | How lovely cooks the meat | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75681 | 1/5/1950 | Riding down from Bangor | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75682 | 1/9/1950 | The ratcatcher's daughter | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75683 | 1/9/1950 | Floating down the stream | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 75684 | 1/9/1950 | The crickets | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |||
| Decca | 101319 | 11/11/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: Everywhere | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101320 | 11/11/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: Sitting in jail | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101321 | 11/21/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: Steady oh steady | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101322 | 11/21/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: But the cat came back | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101323 | 11/21/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: Tobacco | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101324 | 11/21/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: Lilliburlero | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101325 | 11/21/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: Eleven little froggies | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | 101326 | 11/21/1956 | Songs of Spirit And Humor: Unfortunate Miss Bailey | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4613 | 12/4/1947 | Heimwee | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4614 | 12/4/1947 | Boereseun | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4615 | 12/4/1947 | Huisie in die berge | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 4616 | 12/4/1947 | Onthou jy nog | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5548 | 4/17/1950 | Song of the potato | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 5549 | 4/17/1950 | Henrietta's wedding | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8422 | 5/20/1955 | The Christmas tree ; See there comes the steamboat | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8423 | 5/20/1955 | Hogmanay night ; Santa Claus, won't you come in | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8424 | 5/20/1955 | Today is Sylvester | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8433 | 5/24/1955 | Live happily ; Pilgrimage to Bethlehem | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8434 | 5/24/1955 | The cherry tree carol ; Let us sing of Christmas ; Lord Jesus has a garden | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8452 | 5/27/1955 | Lullaby to a doll | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8453 | 5/27/1955 | The angelus ; Let rich and poor rejoice today | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8454 | 5/27/1955 | Fife and drum | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist | |||
| Decca | L 8455 | 5/27/1955 | African carol | Josef Marais ; Miranda | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Marais, Josef," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206237.
Marais, Josef. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206237.
"Marais, Josef." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Marais, Josef, 1905-1978 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87914124
Wikidata: Josef Marais - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6279998
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/17649320
MusicBrainz: Josef Marais - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/adff8fcd-3659-40f2-91e9-41b8bd3aee2b
ISNI: 0000 0000 5952 7465 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000059527465
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