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Title: Oral history interview with Wes Siyaka [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.13a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 29:38 min. ; interview 13 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22555

Title: Oral history interview with Aisha Pitt [ Part 1 of 3]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Pitt, Aisha
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.134a.mp3: Part 1 of 3 ; 29:05 min. ; interview 134 of 208
Identifier: islandora:24491

Title: Oral history interview with Abdiel Majiet Voterson [ Part 1 of 4]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Voterson, Abdiel Majiet
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.181a.mp3: Part 1 of 4 ; 30:10 min. ; interview 181 of 208
Identifier: islandora:24473

Title: Oral history interview with Joe Marks [Part 1 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, Political activists-- South Africa--Interviews, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, Marks, Joe
Description: This sub-collection of interviews with political activists includes themes such as African National Congress (ANC) party politics, ANC underground training in Angola and Soviet Union, Jabulani Nobleman 'Mzala' Nxumalo, 1980s schools boycotts and the United Democratic Front(UDF). Interviewees include Gertrude Fester, Joe Marks, Lizo Ngqugwana, and Ray Alexander., Pin6.04a.mp3: Part 1 of 3 ; 30:42 min. ; interview 3 of 10
Identifier: islandora:19456

Title: Image from rock painting site. Site of Tweedside 1, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Photograph showing the view from inside the Tweedside 1 shelter.
Identifier: islandora:21506

Title: Oral history interview with Jasmine Sprinkle [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Gun Free South Africa (Organization), Gun control--South Africa
Description: Gun Free South Africa is an advocacy group formed in 1994 with the aim of building a safer country through the reduction of firearms in society. In association with "Gun Free South Africa", the interviewer focuses on youth activists and young members of the community sharing their experiences of gun violence and opinions on gun control. Themes include: biographical information; civic organisations; community involvement; crime and organisational affiliations., Por1.01a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 47:32 min. ; interview 1 of 6
Identifier: islandora:24636

Title: Oral history interview with Nomaindia Mfeketo [Part 1 of 1]
Subject: Oral history, Political activists--Interviews, Government, Resistance to
Description: This is a series of unrelated interviews from the period 1985-1990 with people involved in different spheres of political life in Africa, with particular reference to the politics of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zambia and the Congo. Interviewees include, Jane Gool, Hassan Howa, Hosea Jaffe, I.B. Tabata, Jack Cope and Otillie Abrahams. Themes include: African National Congress (ANC) training camps, anti-discrimination in sport, life in exile in Botswana and Namibia, gender empowerment , the history of St. Francis, Langa in the Western Cape, Non-European Unity Movement (NUEM), political upheaval in Kenya, rural life and work and the South West African Peoples Organisation (SWAPO), Pin4.35a.mp3: Part 1 of 1 ; 30:42 min. ; interview 35 of 52
Identifier: islandora:29715

Title: Concerto grosso for strings and continuo in A major op. 6 no. 11 (1. Andante larghetto e staccato)
Subject: Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Concerti grossi, violins (2), cello, string orchestra, op. 6, Concerti grossi, String orchestra music, Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: UCT String Ensemble, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28785

Title: Oral history interview with Yandisa Mtambeka [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Gun Free South Africa (Organization), Gun control--South Africa
Description: Gun Free South Africa is an advocacy group formed in 1994 with the aim of building a safer country through the reduction of firearms in society. In association with "Gun Free South Africa", the interviewer focuses on youth activists and young members of the community sharing their experiences of gun violence and opinions on gun control. Themes include: biographical information; civic organisations; community involvement; crime and organisational affiliations., Por1.06a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 47:39 min. ; interview 6 of 6
Identifier: islandora:24644

Title: Oral history interview with Gus Gamba, a jazz saxophonist [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Gamba, Gus, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape-- Interviews, Saxophonist--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.05a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 32:00 min ; interview 5 of 23
Identifier: islandora:22666

Title: Oral history interview with Boeta and Richard Armien [ Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Amien, Boeta, Amien, Richard
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.15a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 23:39 min. ; interview 15 of 208
Identifier: islandora:12764

Title: Oral history interview with Mariam Davids [ Part 1 of 5]
Subject: Forced removals, Oral history, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--History, District Six (Cape Town, South Africa)--Social conditions, Colored people (South Africa)--Relocation--South Africa--Cape Town, Davids, Mariam
Description: District Six refers to a former inner-city residential area in Cape Town, South Africa. It is best known for the forced removal of over 60 000 of its residents by the apartheid government. This extensive sub-collection contains interviews from various projects conducted between 1985 and 2002. The majority of interviewees resided or worked in District Six prior to being forcibly removed. Themes include: children, the Coon Carnival, crime, resident’s experiences of relocation, gangs, household arrangements, jazz, marriage, mixed marriages across racial lines, music, nostalgia, recreation, religion, schooling, social and racial issues and work., Cwc2.44a.mp3: Part 1 of 5 ; 29:34 min. ; interview 44 of 208
Identifier: islandora:12832

Title: The labyrinth of the world and the paradise of the heart (1. Prologue)
Subject: Eben, Petr. Labyrint světa a ráj srdce, Monologues with music (Organ), Concerts--South Africa--Cape Town
Description: Eben - The labyrinth of the world and the paradise of the heart, Baxter Concert Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Identifier: islandora:28307

Title: Oral history interview with Robbie Jansen, a jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Jansen, Robbie, Jazz musicians--South Africa--Western Cape-- Interviews, Saxophonist--South Africa--Western Cape--Interviews,
Description: This is one interview in a collection of interviews composed of the life histories of twenty Cape Town jazz musicians. Some of the themes explored are the effects of apartheid in the music scene in the 1950's and 1960's; priorities of recording labels; music reception across social groupings in District Six and the extensive influence of American jazz. Music genres referred to span big band, the avant garde, bebop, dance, jive, marabi, township jazz, goema and Latin., Amu1.07a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 32:10 min ; interview 7 of 23
Identifier: islandora:12876

Title: Image from rock painting site, Bainskloof Pass 1, Western Cape, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Rock painting of animal and human figures in red. Other images are also present including what could be a number.
Identifier: islandora:21458

Title: Heidi Villa-Vincencio interviews Tom Hanmer [Part 1 of 3]
Subject: Oral history, Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa--Interviews, Civil rights movements--South Africa, Government, Resistance to--South Africa, Colored people (South Africa)--Political activity, South Africa--Politics and government--1909-1948
Description: The interviews in this collection cover a wide range of topics linked to coloured identity, political organisations and activities in South Africa during the 1940s and post-1948 era. It includes information on protest actions, the defiance campaign, the torch commando, boycotts and train resistance efforts following the 1948 National Party election. Themes include the Anti-Coloured Affairs Department movement (Anti-CAD), civic organisations, education and welfare, the introduction of the Group Areas Act, political parties, race and class issues, the removal of coloured men from the national voters roll in 1956 and the Unity Movement., Pin3.04a.mp3: Part 1 of 3 ; 32:53 min. ; interview 4 of 11
Identifier: islandora:19401

Title: Image from rock painting site, Bainskloof Pass 1, Western Cape, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Rock painting consisting of dots in red.
Identifier: islandora:21474

Title: Oral history interview with Dumile Cuba [Part 1 of 2]
Subject: Oral history, Drinking of alcoholic beverages--Social aspects--South Africa, Apartheid--South Africa, Alcohol--Government policy--South Africa
Description: This project spans three sub-collections. This case study in Langa in the Western Cape examines the socio-political environment and racial/gender discrimination with regards to alcohol under apartheid policies. Themes include: African traditional beer (umqombothi), anti-government protests, discriminatory laws, the Eastern Cape, government beer halls, government policy with respect to alcohol, hostels, housing, migrant labour, racialised spaces, the 1976 riots, shebeens (a bar, predominately in the townships where alcohol is sold) and the smuggling of alcohol by residents., Pin7.01a.mp3: Part 1 of 2 ; 31:46 min. ; interview 1 of 16
Identifier: islandora:22543

Title: U.C.Tattle, v.4(1), 18 June 1937
Identifier: islandora:7566

Title: Image from rock painting site, Bainskloof Pass 1, Western Cape, South Africa.
Subject: Rock paintings--South Africa--Western Cape., , ,
Description: Rock painting of a figure or figures in faded red.
Identifier: islandora:21473

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