Daniel Cornel Marivate

Daniel Cornel Marivate
Born	(1897-02-18)18 February 1897 Valdezia, South African Republic
Died	30 October 1989(1989-10-30) (aged 92)
Nationality	South African
Occupation(s)	Writer, composer, reverend scout master Educator
Notable work	Sasavona
Spouse	Bertha n'wa Jonas Manhengeni
Children	Charles Daniel Marivate Cornelius Tennyson Daniel Marivate Russell Marivate Cecil Marivate Martin Marivate Richard Marivate and Daisy N'wa Mhamba Marivate

Daniel Cornel Marivate was a South African writer and composer ^[1] who wrote the first Xitsonga novel Sasavona . ^{[2] [3]}

Works

Books

• Sasavona ^[4]
• David Livingstone ^[5]
• Xiloyiloyi
• Buku ya Swivuriso

Music

Xidzedze Mahungu La Manene Yingisani Nwina Vamakwerhu Mbuti ya xidzwele Mbhongolo Xinkankanka Xinyenyani Emelina vuya Kaya Dali kunenene Va Khale va vurile

Further reading

• Solani Samson Mthombeni: The man, the village and his acoustic guitar
• David Attwell; Derek Attridge (12 January 2012). The Cambridge History of South African Literature. Cambridge University Press. pp. 437–. ISBN   978-1-316-17513-2.
• South African Scope. 1970.

References

1. Lucia, Christine (2018). "General Introduction to the Mohapeloa Critical Edition". SAMUS: South African Music Studies. 36–37 (1): 178–236. hdl:10520/EJC-f186814e6.
2. Marivate, Daniel Cornel (1936). Sasavona. Swiss Mission in S.A.
3. Killam, Douglas; Rowe, Ruth (2010). The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey. p. 220. ISBN   9781847010193.
4. Gérard, Albert S. (1993). Comparative Literature and African Literatures. Via Afrika. p. 215. ISBN   9780799413526.
5. Bill, Mary C.; Mathumba, Isaac D. (2012). "Tsonga literatures: past, present and future". South African Journal of African Languages. 21 (3–4): 348–365. doi:10.1080/02572117.2001.10587484.