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The Rob Allingham special interview unpacks the evolution of recording industry of South Africa. This interview was filmed in 2023, May 15.
Music historian, consultant, former archivist at the Gallo Record Company
After completing a degree in history at the University of California, Allingham left the USA in 1975 for South Africa to work in the (steam) railway sector, and eventually the film industry.
Owing to his interest in "race records", a vast private collection of shellacs and wealth of knowledge, he eventually became the first and only archivist thus far of the Gallo Record Archive in 1990. To this day he still remain renowned archivist and music historian.
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[@DJDiFranzo1]

Rob is a walking encyclopedia of South Africa's recording industry. He speaks with passion and has such valuable insight. Thank you for this recording.🎼

[@alfredkatz4170]

An absolutely fascinating presentation - I didn't think I was going to, but I listened to the whole 2.5 hours in one sitting. I hope this fount of knowledge that Rob has can make it into a book at some point. I met him about 40 years ago when he was visiting California and he already knew more about South African music than anyone else I knew and he has obviously learned a lot more since then.