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	Role
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

(Results 1-25 of 62 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Marais, Josef," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206237.

Marais, Josef. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/206237.

"Marais, Josef." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.