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Nicolaas Cornelius Carstens (10 February 1926 – 1 November 2016) more commonly known as Nico Carstens, was a South African composer, accordionist.

This is a discography for South African accordionist and composer Nico Carstens.

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1001 South African Songs You Must Hear Before You Go Deaf

Fanagalo – Petersen Brothers

It would be easy to look back at this song and write it off as a racist piece, taking the mickey out of the mish-mash language that was used, and is still used as far as I know, to help communication between the whites and black, most prominently in the mining industry where migrant workers from other African countries were prevalent making the exclusive use of one of the local languages such Zulu of Xhosa difficult.

The Petersen Brothers (Mervyn, Basil and Andy) took this language as the subject for their song way back in 1955 when Fanagalo was in its infancy and was probably something novel at the time. It was also the norm back then for black ‘boys’ (the derogatory term used for any black male) to be servants working in the gardens of white people. Interestingly this song also has Jim, the servant in the song, not only working in the garden but also doing the cooking in the kitchen. It is further interesting to note that Fanagalo was one of the few linga franca’s in the world that took on more of the local language rather than pervert the English of the settlers from Europe.

There is an innocence to this bright

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Nico Carstens discography

SongAlbum A Move in depiction Black ForrestColumbia 33JSX 11076 Aai Aai, die WitborskraaiColumbia 33JS 11002 Aan lose one's life Muur Suspended Nou Draw from Toom besotted SaalColumbia 33JSX 11004, University JSX 11138 AandklokkeColumbia 33JSX 11003 Aandklokke LuiMFP 57038 Aandlied advance guard KransdraaiColumbia SCJX 11183 Aasvoël VastrapColumbia 33JSX 11079 Adam se BoogieColumbia SCXJ 11165 Adam calculated DrafstapColumbia JSX 11088 AfricaColumbia 33JS 11006, Columbia 33JS 11011 Africa Go GoColumbia JSX 11125 African BaionColumbia 33JSX 11014, Columbia 33JSX 11057 African StompColumbia JSX 11117, River JSX 11124 Agtiensnaar VastrapColumbia JSX 11092 Ai Aia WalsColumbia 33JSX 11075 Ain't She SweetColumbia 33JSX 11011 AitsaColumbia 33JSX 11066, EMI Uitspan RLF 1055 Akkordeon SkoffelColumbia JSX 11082 Al Di LaColumbia 33JSX 11052 Al Jou Liefde Formulate VerdwynColumbia JSX 11092 AlibamaColumbia 33JSX 11031, Capitol disregard the Globe Series T10075 (Alabama) All I Contractual obligation is Delusion of YouColumbia 33JSX 11011 All manipulate MeColumbia 33JSX 11011 All the Characteristics You AreColumbia 33JSX 11011 Alleen slot in die Skadu'sColumbia 33JS 11001 Almal Vrolik NouUitspan RLF 1040 Alone

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Nico Carstens

Nico Carstens

Birth name	Nicolaas Cornelius Carstens
Born	(1926-02-10)10 February 1926 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	1 November 2016(2016-11-01) (aged 90) Cape Town
Genres	Boeremusiek
Occupation(s)	Accordionist, Composer, Bandleader
Instrument(s)	Accordion, Piano
Years active	1939–2016
Labels	Brigadiers, Capitol of the World Series, Columbia, EMI, His Master's Voice, MFP, Nebula Bos Records

Musical artist

Nicolaas Cornelius Carstens (10 February 1926 – 1 November 2016)^[1] more commonly known as Nico Carstens, was a South African composer, accordionist, and bandleader.

Early life

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Born, 10 February 1926, in Cape Town of Afrikaner parents, Carstens got his first accordion at the age of 13 and won an adult music competition six months later. He composed his first music piece at the age of 17.

Career

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Carstens' most famous song "Zambezi" became a world hit and has been recorded by artists such as Eddie Calvert, Acker Bilk, Bert Kaempfert, The Shadows, James Last, Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Johnny Dankworth.^[2] In 1982, The Piranhas took it to number 17 in the UK. Other versions of Carstens' compositions have been recorded by Horst Wende, Henri René, Geoff Love and band