#Ranjith Kally

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Miriam Makeba, 1957

Photo: Ranjith Kally

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Amaranee Naidoo with bike, 1957, by Ranjith Kally

Amaranee Naidoo and her partner Tommy Chetty rode the “Wall of Death” in South Africa. Described in the caption as “a shy and attractive young girl who was at one time too nervous to ride a bicycle, [Naidoo] has won fame throughout Natal, South Africa, by her daring escapades on the Wall of Death

- via Africas a Country

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Dedicating this Memorable, iconic & classic photograph taken by the Legendary "RANJITH KALLY", when I was 6 years old. Brings back memories as I have also lived at his house in clare estate, Dbn at that time. He has passed away this morning at the age of 91. May his wonderful soul Rest in Peace! (at Durban, KwaZulu-Natal)

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Lynn Sullivan in Cape Town, Day 10

South Africa won the cricket match yesterday so the tie breaker game I was supposed to go to was not in the cards. Instead, I went to the pharmacy and then to the South African National Gallery. The 1930s building with working oversized pocket doors and historic bathrooms now houses mostly contemporary art.  I was drawn mostly to the photography exhibit (largely documentary) which helped fill in the many gaps in my knowledge of South Africa and the continent. Outside of the tiny Bo-Kapp museum, this is the first larger museum I have visited.

(Reflection of the South African National Gallery in the glass over Ranjith Kally’s Bantu Court, Mtubatuba-Zululand (1957).

After the museum, I walk west and end up at Kennedy's Bar instead of Barney's Bistro as listed on my itineray. I pull out my maps and the bartender lays on a long line of questioning about the recent US election. I apologize what will be the first of many apologies. The level of political engagement in Cape Town is not surprisingly exceptionally high and nuanced.   I make it to the Kimberley Hotel (Barney’s) built in 1895 as a launch point for travelers heading to the mining area of Kimberley.  Now the hotel has 100 years of layered history tinted with sun damage and nicotine.  A proper dive bar taking up most of the ground floor is spectacular except for the throbbing techno music.  No political discussions to be had there. In the evening, since wind (and ongoing theme throughout the trip) has canceled the outside movie screening, I am sent to a local comedy club. I get called out by my table for apparently being the one American in the packed house.  Luckily, the Brit in the room is more fodder than me and my orange president-elect for the MC. Comedy heavily focuses on Cape Town though and on race and sex.  Plenty of bad jokes and flat lines, but the evening is an interesting way to get an exaggerated overview of a culture.

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Ranjith Kally, 1957

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Rita Lazarus – Ms Durban, 1960.

by Ranjith Kally

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Rita Lazarus – Ms Durban, 1960. Photographer Ranjith Kally. © Bailey’s African History Archive. (via Africa is a country)

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Le Journal de la Photographie

Ranjith Kally, African Jazz, 1957, Miriam Makeba with two ladies, courtesy Bailey Seippel Gallery Johannesburg, ©BAHA