Vioolsdrif is a village on the Orange River in the north-western Namaqualand area of South Africa. The name in Afrikaans means 'th…Vioolsdrif is a village on the Orange River in the north-western Namaqualand area of South Africa. The name in Afrikaans means 'the ford of the violin'. It is reportedly named after Jan Viool, who is said to have played the fiddle in these parts in the nineteenth century. Some say he was a Nama man, who used to guide ox-wagons across the ford. An accomplished player, he would fiddle away merrily on the river bank while waiting for wagons to arrive. These claims await elaboration.
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