Endorsements
Shunna Pillay tells this story of South Africa’s 1950s with a deep sympathy for all those human beings in the world who yearn for freedom, liberty and the right to enjoy life on this earth. This is a brilliant tale told with the lack of fear that finally drove Shunna out of his country of birth.
—Hugh Masekela
Book information
ISBN: 978-1-919855-68-4
Trim size: 230 x 150mm
Binding: paperback
Page count: 304 pages
Cost: R275.00
Genre: Biography
Description
Dhava
Written by one of music’s most promising stars, Shadow People provides a unique and authentic portrait of Durban, Cape Town’s District Six and Johannesburg’s Sophiatown in the 1950s.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Shunna Pillay
Shunna Pillay sang in Alfred Herbert’s African Jazz and Variety alongside such luminaries as Hugh Masekela, Miriam Makeba and Dorothy Masuka. He lives in New York City and Connecticut.