The Salem Moravian Band has a long and illustrious history of family involvement, to the extent that it almost became a family tradition to play in the band.

The following families were actively involved for two or more generations:

Hitzeroth (4 generations)
Louis-Telling (4 generations)
Brown (3 generations)
Kivedo (3 generations) 
Prince (3 generations)
Africa (2 generations)
Barlow (2 generations)                                                                           Fox (2 generations)
Joemath (2 generations)
Johnson (2 generations)
Jonas (2 generations)
Kamineth (2 generations)
Mohamed (2 generations)
Moos (2 generations)
Philander (2 generations)
Rasoul (2 generations)
Whitebooi (2 generations)
Wilson (2 generations)
To view detailed familiy trees click on the required family.

In addition, there always were, and still are, numerous brothers, sisters, cousins and other relatives playing together.  There are several instances of fathers and sons, fathers and daughters, one of mother and daughter, one of father, son and daughter, one of father, mother and daughter, husband and wife, and even one whole family, that is, father, mother and two sons playing together.  Names that come to mind are:

Aboagye
Adams 
August
Barlow
Brown
Camineth
Daniels
Evertse
Fox
Hendricks
Heugh 
Hitzeroth
Hufkie
Johnson
Jonas
Kamineth
Kivedo
Lawack
Louis
Mintoor
Mohamed
Moos
Mostert
October
Oosthuisen
Peffer
Philander
Prince
Salukazana
Tamboer
Telling
Thalla
Van Belling
Vereen
Whitebooi
Wilson
Included amongst these names are several instances where more than one family bore the same name, some of whom were related, others not.

 

 

 

 

 

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