1920 to 1925

Harrie Coonie described as "the real article brought from the cottonfields and introduced to Wales by the Cafe Chantant", Swansea's Cafe Society. He specialised in "plantation cullud folk and whirlwind dancing" in the Revue "Way Down South", together with a "Jazz Orchestra of Cullud Gemmen", and included Sand Dancing, Buck Dancing and Tango Jazzing. His popularity was such that he gave dancing classes for the Swansea patrons at the end of his shows.

Local Dance Emporiums and Studios during the 1920s teach Blues Dancing and Jazz Dance, Foxtrots and the Jazz Tango; dance halls hold all-nighters with "the slide and glide" very popular. HMV release new singles with George Baker and Kathleen Hilliard rendering "Sing Along Sambo". But HMV also releases the "Negro Baritone" John Payne's Negro Spirituals of "Water Boy Convict Boy" and "Go Down Moses". Swansea took very strongly to Spirituals and a Spritiuals Hop was held for 150 people with dancing till late, organised by the Swansea Spirituals Brotherhood.

Columbia releases Negro Spirituals sung by Miss Edna Thomas the introducer and chief exponent of this form of song; she records Rock of My Soul and Somebody's Knocking at Your Door.

Visiting Swansea were The Georgia Jubilee Singers Harmonious Octette of Real Darkies Presenting Negro Spirituals. The Swansea Seamen's Mission hosted many Ragtime and Jazz Nights for their clientele described as "large numbers of coloured seamen very particular about their attire and very stylish". Swansea bands included the Kentucky Syncopators and the Sintsinazzie Syncopated Orchestra.