Minstrel troupes from across the city will perform for more than 100,000 people in the Cape Town city centre on 2 January 2023.
All city roads lead to the Cape Town parade on Tweede Nuwe Jaar, when 20 troupes in glittering costumes, with painted faces and vibrant music, will perform before an estimated 100,000 people. The Hollywoodbets Cape Town Street Parade 2024 coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Kaapse Klopse Karnival Association (KKKA), making it a double celebration for the minstrel fraternity.
Muneeb Gambeno, director of the KKKA, said: “While our organisation is young relative to the century-old Klopse tradition, we believe that we have already contributed to significant improvements in the history of the carnival – something that we are committed to continuing with, for the benefit of the people of the carniva
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