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Alan Paton Letters to Todd Matshikiza

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Title: Alan Paton Letters to Todd Matshikiza
Alternative Title: Alan Paton Correspondenace
Creator: Paton, Alan
Description: he Alan Paton Letters to Todd Matshikiza item set is a digitised archival group of correspondence between South African author and anti-apartheid activist Alan Paton and jazz musician/composer Todd Matshikiza, held within the African Heritage Collections at the Cory Library for Humanities Research. This set comprises five letters exchanged during the early 1960s, including both outgoing letters from Paton to Matshikiza and an incoming letter to Paton regarding the musical Mkhumbane and associated artistic collaborations. The letters shed light on creative collaboration, cultural production, and artistic networks in South Africa during a transformative period of social and political history. They are valuable for research into South African literature, music, theatre, cross-cultural communication, and heritage.
Date Issued: 1960–1961 (dates of letters)
Language: English
Provenance: Original letters held in the Cory Library and Historical Archives, Rhodes University
Type: Text; Correspondence
Genre: Letters (correspondence)
Subject: Paton, Alan — Correspondence; Matshikiza, Todd — Correspondence; South African literature and arts; Letters (correspondence); Mkhumbane (musical)
Format: Digital images
Coverage: South Africa — Cultural history; 1960s arts and letters -- South Africa

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Letter from Alan Paton to Todd Matshikiza, dated 12 July 1960
The letter, dated the 12 July 1960, sent to Todd Matshikiza by Alan Paton, includes a discussion about 'Lindiwe's song', which would appear in the musical 'Mkhumane'. 'Mkhumane' was a three-act musical that opened on the 29th of March 1960 at the Durban City Hall, with the lyrics written by Alan Paton and the music composed by Todd Matshikiza.
Letter from Alan Paton to Todd Matshikiza, dated 16 January 1961
The letter, dated the 16th of January 1961, sent to Todd Matshikiza by Alan Paton, includes a discussion about 'Lindiwe's song', which would appear in the musical 'Mkhumane'. 'Mkhumane' was a three-act musical that opened on the 29th of March 1960 at the Durban City Hall, with the lyrics written by Alan Paton and the music composed by Todd Matshikiza.
Letter from Alan Paton to Todd Matshikiza, dated 28 July 1961
The letter, dated the 28th of July 1961, sent to Todd Matshikiza by Alan Paton, includes a discussion of aspects (songs) to form part of the musical 'Mkhumane'. 'Mkhumane' was a three-act musical that opened on the 29th of March 1960 at the Durban City Hall, with the lyrics written by Alan Paton and the music composed by Todd Matshikiza.
Letter from Alan Paton to Todd Matshikiza, dated 7 April 1961
The letter, dated the 7th of April 1961, sent to Todd Matshikiza by Alan Paton.
Letter to Alan Paton regarding 'Mkhumbane', dated 1 June 1960
The letter, dated the 1st of June 1960, sent to Alan Paton by an unknown person (Neil Heimer?), providing suggested enhancements to 'Mkhumane'. 'Mkhumane' was a three-act musical that opened on the 29th of March 1960 at the Durban City Hall, with the lyrics written by Alan Paton and the music composed by Todd Matshikiza.