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The streets of Cape Town come alive this week with the sounds of marching minstrels.

It’s part of a new-year’s tradition in South Africa that dates back to the days when the Dutch forced people from Southeast Asia to work as slaves in Cape Town.

Terry FitzPatrick sent us the report.

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