@dottiemey: Kramer & Petersen's District 6 The Musical - One of the best! :) Klop klop! A rhythm that is living! It's the heart that beats in District Six! :D
The above contains a factual inaccuracy. Yes the minstrel performances were influenced by American minstrels (face-painting, banjo-playing), but the celebration on 2 January - the entire carnival and celebrations - has been around since most of the indigenous people in the Cape were slaves and had the 2nd day of January as their day off. They would gather at beaches and town squares and sing, dance and just celebrate.
So the 2 January celebrations were around since the 1600s and not the 1800s.
@dottiemey: Kramer & Petersen's District 6 The Musical - One of the best! :) Klop klop! A rhythm that is living! It's the heart that beats in District Six! :D
@arthurcharlesvanwyk: Oops - thanks for the info! :)
proudlysouthafrican 1 month ago
And i say KLOP! KLOP! BEATING TO THE RYTHIM KLOP KLOP! =D
dottiemey 1 month ago
The above contains a factual inaccuracy. Yes the minstrel performances were influenced by American minstrels (face-painting, banjo-playing), but the celebration on 2 January - the entire carnival and celebrations - has been around since most of the indigenous people in the Cape were slaves and had the 2nd day of January as their day off. They would gather at beaches and town squares and sing, dance and just celebrate.
So the 2 January celebrations were around since the 1600s and not the 1800s.
arthurcharlesvanwyk 2 months ago
Celebrations-Capetown.
AbeniSisterSnake 2 months ago