Gareeb Stephen Shalfoon (1904–1953) was a notable New Zealand dance band musician, storekeeper and music shop proprietor. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Te Whakatohea iwi. He was born in Ōpōtiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand in 1904.[1][2]
His band the "Melody Boys" made the first jazz recording in New Zealand in 1930, on a short publicity film.[3]
References
edit- ^ Shalfoon, Reo. "Gareeb Stephen Shalfoon". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Petersen, Bert. "Loss of Popular Musician". teaohou.natlib.govt.nz. Te Ao Hou. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ Ward, Aleisha. "New Zealand's first jazz recording". Audio Culture. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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