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Kaapse Klopse

Also known as Kaapse Klopse (Cape minstrel parade) · Cape minstrel parade

Kaapse Klopse: photograph by Olga Ernst
Photo: Olga Ernst, CC BY-SA 4.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Lead a marching troupe through Cape Town streets, keeping banjo and brass beats and choreographed formations while earning judging marks.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Malaysia, South Africa.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Modern Heritage (1800 to today), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Southeast Asia and the Islands.

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