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Doyenne of the Drum decade: Dolly Rathebe was a pioneer black female celebrity. Photo: Nick de Blois/Gallo Images/Sunday Times
ALBERTINA SISULU

Dolly Rathebe: South Africa’s original black superstar

Dolly Rathebe’s musical legacy is inseparable from the cultural life of Sophiatown.

  • Nokuthula Mazibuko Msimang
5 min read