{"product_id":"one-love-ghoema-beat-inside-the-cape-town-carnival-paperback","title":"One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Edwin Mason\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFerial Latief-Carr\u003c\/b\u003e (Prepared by), \u003cb\u003eClaudia Dos Santos\u003c\/b\u003e (Prepared by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eOne Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers behind the scenes of one of the world's least known and most colorful carnivals. Similar in many ways to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, the Cape Town Carnival is unique in its history, which is rooted in South Africa's troubled past, and in its music, which is propelled by the mesmerizing ghoema beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 2006, historian and photographer John Edwin Mason joined the Pennsylvanians Crooning Minstrels, one of the best known of Cape Town's sixty-plus Carnival troupes. For the next four seasons, he took part in the troupe's rehearsals, street marches, and competitions. He also spent time with other troupes, getting to know their members and traditions. This unprecedented access allowed him to photograph every phase of the troupe's life--the spectacular parades and grueling late-night practice sessions, the frenetic workshops of drum makers and tailors, the rituals of donning costumes and makeup, and the joy and agony of inter-troupe competitions. His photos simultaneously dazzle the eye and engage the mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mason lived in Cape Town in 1989 and 1990 and has visited the city yearly ever since. One Love, Ghoema Beat is his second book about the city's culture and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.8 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757790298400,"sku":"9780813930596","price":54.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/372bf9a8ae608f537750446d1401babc.webp?v=1780111852","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/one-love-ghoema-beat-inside-the-cape-town-carnival-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}