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 (Results 1-25 of 62 records)
| 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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Marais, Josef," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206237.
Marais, Josef. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/206237.
"Marais, Josef." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
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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