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Marching to minstrel beat

28 December 2015 by Alan

Marching to minstrel beat – (curated as of interest to Cape Minstrel Carnival and Cape Town).

Sadly, the narrative around the minstrels only comes to light twice a year: when the board of control is fighting with the City of Cape Town over funding, dates and venues; and on the day of the road march, traditionally on January 2. It is a narrative …
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30+ fun events to catch this summer – (curated as of interest to Cape Minstrel Carnival and Cape Town).

MINSTREL CARNIVAL: On January 2 2016 or Tweede Nuwe Jaar, the 200-year-old Kaapse Klopse troupes electrify the City Bowl with their song-and-dance parade. Close to 50 competing goema troupes march in glitter-studded costumes, top hats and …
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Why kids love minstrel band practice – (curated as of interest to Cape Minstrel Carnival and Cape Town).

The Cape Town Minstrels' chief executive, Kevin Momberg, believes that “there are even more other positive stories of what the minstrels achieve in the gun-riddled disadvantaged areas of our communities”. “It is not about money but about what is …
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8 top cities to celebrate New Year's Eve – (curated as of interest to Cape Minstrel Carnival and Cape Town).

It's an unforgettable 3 day affair in Cape Town. On New Year's Eve, the Waterfront hosts a concert and midnight fireworks display, best viewed from Table Mountain itself. The next two days the crowds head to the beach and the Cape Town Minstrel …
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A Cape Town “Cape Minstrel Carnival” tagged image from photographer – South African Tourism as published on Flickr.

Minstrels – Cape Town, South Africa

Image by South African Tourism

The colours, the joy and the sheer exuberance of the Cape Minstrels Carnival have to be seen and heard to be truly appreciated in Cape Town, South Africa.


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