Blikkiesdorp Vastrap

Blikkiesdorp Vastrap is ’n bekende tradisionele Suid-Afrikaanse boeremusiekwysie wat sover my kennis strek reeds in 1950 deur Hendrik Susan en sy Orkes opgeneem is. Silverton, oos van Pretoria, het gedurende die depressiejare as “Blikkiesdorp” bekend gestaan weens die talle sinkhuisies waarin arm boere gewoon het. Daar word vermoed dat die titel van hierdie vastrap na dié ou Blikkiesdorp verwys, hoewel ’n regstreekse historiese bevestiging daarvan nie gevind kon word nie. Hier is my kitaarweergawe van hierdie kosbare stukkie Suid-Afrikaanse musiekerfenis. Blikkiesdorp Vastrap is a well-known traditional South African boeremusiek tune which, as far as I know, was recorded as early as 1950 by Hendrik Susan and his Orchestra. During the Depression years, Silverton, east of Pretoria, was known as “Blikkiesdorp” because of the numerous corrugated-iron dwellings occupied by impoverished farmers. It is believed that the title of this tune refers to that historic Blikkiesdorp, although no direct historical confirmation has been found. Here is my guitar rendition of this treasured piece of South African musical heritage. 🎸 Sakkie Pretorius My kitaar. My gevoel. My guitar. My heart.