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Dolly Rathebe
voc, 1928-2004 ZA
Singer of Jazz
A.k.a. Josephine Rathebe
Born: 2 April 1928 Randfontein, near Johannesburg, South Africa Died: 16 September 2004 Dolly Rathebe, OIS was a South African singer who became Africa's first acknowledged international female actor when she starred in the 1949 British-produced movie, Jim Comes To Jo'burg. It was the first film to portray urban Africans in a positive light. She went on to be lead singer for popular township bands The Harlem Swingsters and The African Inkspots and later in Gibson Kente's Sikalo and The Elite Swingsters.
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Unomeva (Isileyi Sami) on From Marabi to Disco by Various Artists Tlhapi Ke Noga on Township Swing Jazz!, Vol. 1 by Various Artists Kwela Kwela on Siyagida We Dance by Elite Swingsters & Dolly Rathebe Kea Kae Lebona on Township Swing Jazz!, Vol. 1 by Various Artists 46 Rockville / In The Mood / Meadowlands on Siyagida We Dance by Elite Swingsters & Dolly Rathebe Laku Tshonilanga on Siyagida We Dance by Elite Swingsters & Dolly Rathebe Two Ball Twist on Siyagida We Dance by Elite Swingsters & Dolly Rathebe Payneville on Siyagida We Dance by Elite Swingsters & Dolly Rathebe Nomeva (Isileyi Sam) on Siyagida We Dance by Elite Swingsters & Dolly Rathebe Shebeen on Siyagida We Dance by Elite Swingsters & Dolly RathebeTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Call For Peace | Elite Swingsters and Dolly Rathebe | Album |
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