@article{Rycroft_2017, title={Black South African urban music since the 1890’s: some reminiscences of Alfred Assegai Kumalo (1879-1966)}, volume={7}, url={https://journal.ru.ac.za/index.php/africanmusic/article/view/1927}, DOI={10.21504/amj.v7i1.1927}, abstractNote={The main body of this article deals with personal reminiscences and anecdotes many of them relating to music - recounted to me by the renowned Zulu musician, choir-master and composer, the late Mr A. A. Kumalo during two tape-recorded interviews in Edendale, Natal in 1964. This was some two years before he suffered a stroke (in July 1966) from which he never fully recovered. He died peacefully at his home on 9 December 1966, aged 87.}, number={1}, journal={African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music}, author={Rycroft, David}, year={2017}, month={Jul.}, pages={5–32} }