Film

Zonk!

195057m

Director: Hyman Kirstein
Year: 1950

Zonk! shows the extraordinary cultural range available to township Africans, from the many ethnic strains of music from South Africa itself to contemporary American jazz and popular music, eagerly copied and Africanised.

Top cast

Sylvester Phalane

Himself

Richard Majola

Himself

Daniel Lekoape

Himself

Hessie Kerry

Herself

Timothy Zwane

Himself

Laura Gabashane

Herself

Fiver Kelly

Himself, compere

Henriette Segoete

Herself

Moffat Tlale

Himself

Selborne Biyane

Himself

Geoffrey Tsebe

Compere

The Manhattan Stars

Samuel Maile

Band conductor

Directed by

Hyman Kirstein

Written by

Ike Brooks Baruche

Produced by

Ike Brooks Baruche