Al Debbo

**Al (Alec) Debbo** ( bɛ dɔɣi o la silimiin goli  June bɛɣu pishi ni ayi dali, yuuni 1924 ka  daa kpi silimiin goli  July bɛɣu pinaata dali, yuuni  2011) o nyɛla ŋun daa nyɛ South African  asafihili lana, yiliyiina , n ti pahi kpɛrikpɛrita .

## O pilli bɛhigu
Alec Debbo, ŋun ba nyɛ Lebanese parents la, nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so tiŋyuli booni Bloemfontein, n be  South Africa.

### Music
Debbo's greatest yila nim shɛŋa din yuya du n dɔya ŋɔ. :

* Baas Jack (Boss Jack – a variation on an international hit in English entitled Master Jack, which was composed for the South African folk rock ensemble Four Jacks and a Jill)
* Bloubergstrand (A well known beach just north of Cape Town)
* Boerekos (Afrikaner Food)
* Bokkie (Lit. Little Antelope, meaning "Darling")
* Bolandse Nooientjie ((Young) Girl from the Boland, a variation on "Beautiful Dreamer", by US composer Stephen Foster)
* Brakkie in die Venster ((Little mongrel) Doggy in the window)
* Byt Vissie Byt (Bite little fish bite)
* Daar Kom die Alibama (There comes the Alabama – a traditional Cape Malay song about an American ship of the civil war era)
* Die Brakke van Turffontein (The mongrels of Turffontein)
* Die Spook (The ghost)
* Die Tantes van Nantes (The Aunties of Nantes – a wicked satire that lampooned a soapie broadcast on Springbok Radio in 1973 and 1974)
* Ding Dong
* Ek Kan My Lag nie Hou nie (I can't stop laughing)
* Ek Ry met die Trein (I ride the train)
* Hasie (Little rabbit, or perhaps hare)
* Hoë Polvy (High (heeled) shoes)
* Hy baba Riebab (a traditional Cape Malay song)
* Kappit Yt (Hit it!)
* Kiewiet (bird name = Crowned Lapwing)
* Koos van der Merwe (a personal name)
* My Dolla is ‘n Loskop (My Doll (i.e. my lover) is an air head- literally, loose-head. My girlfriend is a scatterbrain)
* Riksjabooi (Rickshaw Boy)
* Sikkedoema
* Sonbrilletjies (Little sunglasses)
* Sousboontjies (Little sugar beans but by implication pickled)
* Stellenbosch die Roep My (Stellenbosch Calls Me)
* Stompie (a cigarette butt)
* Tamatiesous en Kerriekos (Ketchup (Tomato sauce) and curried food)
* Teddiebeer (Teddy Bear)
* Vlooi (Flea)

## Filmography

* Yuuni 1948 – Die Kaskenades van Dr. Kwak (The Shenanigans of Doctor Quack)
* Yuuni 1949 – Kom Saam Vanaand (Come Along Tonight)
* Yuuni 1950 – Hier's Ons Weer (Here We Are Again)
* Yuuni 1951 – Alles Sal Regkom (Everything Will Be Alright)
* Yuuni 1952 – Altyd in my Drome (Always in my Dreams)
* Yuuni 1957 – Dis Lekker om te Lewe (It's Good to be Alive)
* Yuuni 1957 – Donker Afrika (Dark Africa)
* Yuuni 1958 – Fratse in die Vloot (Stunts in the Navy)
* Yuuni 1960 – Hou die Blinkkant Bo (Keep the Bright Side Up)
* Yuuni 1961 – Boerboel de Wet (a nickname and surname)
* Yuuni 1962 – Gevaarlike Spel (Dangerous Game)
* Yuuni 1962 – Tom, Dirk en Herrie (Tom, *Dick* and Harry)
* Yuuni 1962 – Die Geheim van Onderplaas (The Secret of Onderplaas- literally "Underfarm")
* Yuuni 1964 – Die Wonderwêreld van Kammie Kamfer (The wonderful (magical) world of Kammie Kamfer)
* Yuuni 1969 – Stadig oor die Klippe (Lit.: Slow over the rocks, or stones, meaning: proceed with care))
* Yuuni 1970 – Satan's Harvest
* Yuuni 1974 – Pens en Pootjies (Lit.: Tripe and Trotters, meaning: Boots and All)
* Yuuni 1975 – Kniediep (Original Title: Kniediep in Boontjies, meaning literally Knee deep in beans or, in figurative terms, Knee Deep in Trouble)
* Yuuni 1976 – Haak Vrystaat (Rugby chant meaning "Hook/Get the ball", Free State- the Orange Free State (a province of South Africa) always fielding a formidable side in the old days of rugby in southern Africa)
* Yuuni 2004 – Oh Shucks I'm Gatvol (Oh Shucks I'm Fed Up)

## Discography

### Albums

* Yuuni 1949 Kom Saam Vanaand (Come Along Tonight)
* Yuuni 1952 Altyd in my Drome (Always in my Dreams)
* Yuuni 1954 Die Skatkis van Afrikaanse Musiek (The Treasure Trove of Afrikaans Music) – with Nico Carstens, His Master's Voice 10" LP (Compilation)
* Yuuni 1957 Donker Afrika (Dark Africa)
* Yuuni 1964 Die Wonderwêreld van Kammie Kamfer (The Magic World of Kammie Kamfer)- Al Debbo with Nico Carstens, Columbia 33JSX 11059
* Yuuni 1968 Baas Jack (Boss Jack) – with Nico Carstens, Columbia JSX 11124
* Yuuni 1968 Sonbrilletjies (Little sunglasses) – with Nico Carstens, Columbia JSX 11135
* Yuuni 1969 Die Beste van Al en Nico (The Best of Al and Nico) – with Nico Carstens, Columbia JSX 11142
* Yuuni 1969 Stadig oor die Klippe (Proceed With Care) – with Nico Carstens, Columbia SCXJ(D) 11157
* Yuuni 1970 Die Tantes van Nantes (The Aunts (or old ladies) of Nantes, a fictional farm made famous by a (very serious) serial broadcast on Springbok Radio. Satirical in the extreme) – with Nico Carstens, Columbia SCXJ 11180
* Yuuni 1974 Pens en Pooitjies (Boots and All)
* Yuuni 1978 Zulu Warrior – with Nico Carstens, MFP SRSJ 8089
* Yuuni 1996 Ek lewe nog (I'm still Alive)
* Yuuni 2000 Pieringoog Potpourri – Al Debbo sê Dankie (Saucer Eye Potpourri – Al Debbo says Thank You)

## Kundivihira

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