"South African musician" . "Josef Marais (November 17, 1905 \u2013 April 27, 1978) was a folk-singer from South Africa.Marais left South Africa in the 1920s to study violin and viola in Europe, finally settling in London. He toured as a concert violinist for several years and when he heard that His Master's Voice was eager to record songs in Afrikaans for the South African market, he offered his services."@en . "Marais, Josef"@en . . . "1905-11-17Z"^^ . "1978-04-27Z"^^ . . "1905Z"^^ . "1978Z"^^ .