Gert Potgieter - The Heart and Soul Of (2-CD) [New]

Gerhardus Petrus "Gert" Potgieter (14 November 1929 2 July 1977) was a South African opera tenor and actor who had a great influence on Afrikaans culture.ￂﾠￂﾠBorn at Aasvoￃﾫlkop, a suburb of Johannesburg, on 14 November 1929, he was one of the five children of Hermanus Potgieter, a printer, and his wife Maria Naudￃﾩ.ￂﾠ He died on 2 July 1977 in a motorcar accident at Tarlton, Transvaal.

His sudden death was a great shock to his many fans. He had a friendly and charming disposition. His death left a void, particularly in the Afrikaans music world. Shortly before he died a programme about him, entitled GP gesels was broadcast on the Afrikaans service of the SABC.