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Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban.
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- 01Verwey, E.J. (ed)(1995). New Dictionary of South African Biography, v.1, Pretoria: HSRC.
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South African History Online. (2012, February 24). Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074765
South African History Online (2012) 'Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban.', South African History Online, 24 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074765 (Accessed: 7 September 2026).
South African History Online, Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074765, (accessed 7 September 2026).
"Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban.." South African History Online, 24 Feb. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074765. Accessed 7 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Reuben Tholakele (Thola) Caluza, Zulu composer and choir master who popularised Zulu folk music, dies in Durban.." South African History Online. February 24, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0074765.
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