BIBFRAME Work

Title

Dolly Rathebe

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Msimang, Nokuthula K. (author )

Subject

• Apartheid--South Africa (LCSH)
• Jazz musicians--South Africa (LCSH)
• Popular music--South Africa (LCSH)
• Singers--South Africa (LCSH)
• Rathebe, Dolly (LCNAF)
• African Inkspots (Musical group) (LCNAF)
• Music--Social aspects--South Africa (LCSH)

Genre Form

• Biographies (LCGFT)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• portraits

Classification

789

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography

Summary

This is a celebration of the life and times of jazz legend and Africa's first film star Dolly Rathebe Mam Dolly as she's affectionately called. the seminal biography narrates Mam Dolly's beginnings as a budding singer and film star, during the buzzing 1950's cultural kaleidoscope that was Sophiatown. Mam Dolly is remembered for paving the way for the likes of Miriam Makeba, Hugh Masekela, Abigail Kubeka, Marah Louw and many other jazz greats. The worlds of the inimitable Dolly Rathebe the mega diva of Sophiatown the gorgeous Drum magazine pin-up cover lady, the church elder, the mother, the lover are explored in this rich and enchanting biography. Publishers description.

Authorized Access Point

Msimang, Nokuthula K. Dolly Rathebe

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:12:28.200754+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 24052245

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc