Japie Laubscher (1919–1981) was a

concertina A concertina is a free-reed musical instrument, like the various accordions and the harmonica. It consists of expanding and contracting bellows, with buttons (or keys) usually on both ends, unlike accordion buttons, which are on the front. The ...

player of

Boeremusiek Boeremusiek (Afrikaans: ‘Boer music’) is a type of South African instrumental folk music. Its original intent was to be an accompaniment to social dancing at parties and festivals. History Boeremusiek is originally European, but once it was br ...

in South Africa. Per

Denis-Constant Martin Denis-Constant Martin (born 13 July 1947) is a French scholar. Biography Martin, a graduate of the Institut d'études politiques de Paris and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, is the holder of two doctorates, directe ...

: " eused a singular kind of tremolo, akin to the characteristic vibrato of ''langarm'' saxophonists that, according to Vincent Kolbe, may originate in the fiddle traditions of Cape Town (Nixon 1997:21)".

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Concertina players South African musicians 1919 births 1981 deaths {{SouthAfrica-musician-stub