Cape jazz

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Cape jazz is a South African jazz style that blends American jazz with local Cape Town musical traditions, especially those of the former District Six community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz subgenre
music genre
associatedWith Cape Coloured communities NERFINISHED
Cape Minstrel traditions
Cape Town New Year carnival NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin South Africa
culturalOrigin Cape Town NERFINISHED
District Six community NERFINISHED
developedIn mid-20th century
hasCharacteristic danceable grooves
fusion of African and Western musical elements
improvisation
melodic themes drawn from local songs
strong rhythmic drive
use of Cape carnival rhythms
hasTheme memory of District Six
resistance to apartheid
urban life in Cape Town
influenced South African contemporary jazz
world music fusion from South Africa
influencedBy African rhythms
American bebop
Cape carnival music
swing
language largely instrumental
musicSubculture South African jazz scene
notableArtist Abdullah Ibrahim NERFINISHED
Basil Coetzee NERFINISHED
Chris McGregor NERFINISHED
Dollar Brand NERFINISHED
Robbie Jansen NERFINISHED
The Blue Notes NERFINISHED
The Jazz Epistles NERFINISHED
notableWork Mannenberg NERFINISHED
primaryLocation Cape Town NERFINISHED
region Western Cape NERFINISHED
stylisticOrigin American jazz
Cape Malay music
Cape Town musical traditions
South African folk music
goema music
jazz
typicalInstrument double bass
drum kit
guitar
percussion
piano
saxophone
trumpet

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