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Consisting of Minstrel shows, minstrel turns, [[Minstrels|minstrels]] and [[Minstrels|minstrelsy]]. ****** Deriving from the popular 19th century African-American tradition of [[Minstrels|minstrel shows]], and apparently first brought to South Africa by the [[Christy Minstrels]] during their 18** tour, this style of performance has had an enormous impact on South African performance culture, as Coplan (1985) and Kruger (1999) show. Firstly they directly influenced the form, dress and style of the “[[Coon Carnival]]” in Cape Town, while such South African minstrel groups as the [[African Darkies]], [[African Own Entertainers]],  and the [[Midnight Follies]] became popular, and in their turn influenced township performance through their use of coons songs and skits borrowed from recordings and sheet music from Britain and the USA. .**??   
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Consisting of Minstrel shows, minstrel turns, [[Minstrels|minstrels]] and [[Minstrels|minstrelsy]]. ****** Deriving from the popular 19th century African-American tradition of [[Minstrels|minstrel shows]], and apparently first brought to South Africa by the [[Christy Minstrels]] during their 18** tour, this style of performance has had an enormous impact on South African performance culture, as Bosman (1964), Coplan (1985) and Kruger (1999) show.  
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Firstly they directly influenced the form, dress and style of the “[[Coon Carnival]]” in Cape Town, while such South African minstrel groups as the [[African Darkies]], [[African Own Entertainers]],  and the [[Midnight Follies]] became popular, and in their turn influenced township performance through their use of coons songs and skits borrowed from recordings and sheet music from Britain and the USA. .**??   
  
 
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Revision as of 08:55, 23 December 2015

Consisting of Minstrel shows, minstrel turns, minstrels and minstrelsy. ****** Deriving from the popular 19th century African-American tradition of minstrel shows, and apparently first brought to South Africa by the Christy Minstrels during their 18** tour, this style of performance has had an enormous impact on South African performance culture, as Bosman (1964), Coplan (1985) and Kruger (1999) show.

Two early spin-offs are found in

Firstly they directly influenced the form, dress and style of the “Coon Carnival” in Cape Town, while such South African minstrel groups as the African Darkies, African Own Entertainers, and the Midnight Follies became popular, and in their turn influenced township performance through their use of coons songs and skits borrowed from recordings and sheet music from Britain and the USA. .**??

See also (Coplan??p 124)


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