Trumpeters of the 'V & A' Troupe from the Bo-Kaap trumpet out their tunes during band practice.
The Cape Minstrels Carnival for 2008 celebrates its 100th year as festive troupes of colourfully-costumed, face-painted, marching-minstrels from all over the Cape sing and dance and play their polished lively instruments. This welcome to the new year is one of the oldest cultural festivals in the country and for these folk it starts with their traditional 'Tweede Nuwe Jaar' celebrations. Under the fabled Table Mountain the sequined and the fantastic come and go in a flurry of vibrance and musical noise as competitive troupes battle to be the best. (PICTURE © MARK WESSELS. 02/01/2008).
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