"Daar kom die Alibama" (in English: "There comes the Alibama") is a traditional Afrikaans song[1] and Cape jazz song.[2] According to some sources, the song's history dates back to about 1863, and it originally referred to the warship, the CSS Alabama.[3][4] The English name, Alabama, was respelt in the Cape Dutch vernacular to Alibama.
- ^ Burden Matilda (2014-11-01). "Waar kom die Alibama vandaan? Teorieë oor die oorsprong van die volkslied "Daar kom die Alibama"". South African Journal of Cultural History. 28 (2): 24–42. hdl:10520/EJC168478.
- ^ Duby, Marc (2014-01-02). "Alweer "die Alibama"? Reclaiming indigenous knowledge through a Cape Jazz lens". Muziki. 11 (1): 99–117. doi:10.1080/18125980.2014.893101. ISSN 1812-5980. S2CID 153555180.
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