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‘Cape Jazz’ is an important and unique musical style in South African music generally. Because of the high ethnic diversity of the peoples of the Western Cape, improvised music has crept into indigenous musical expressions, thereby offering an array of rhythms, themes, lyrical messages, styles and harmonies. [Please see article and artist lists under Background]

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Themes that are prevalent in the local music industry often appear in the artists’ compositions: of sexist portrayal, male hierarchical attitudes, and even gender-based violence issues, economic exploitations, etc. [See article and artist lists under Background]