[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fsKmLVkpQtviIUsERQKcA-LbtJ_GGdZITUpfW56ssMS8":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"date":7,"excerpt":8,"content":9,"featuredImage":10,"categories":15},58,"Dookoom Cape Town, 2010","dookoom-cape-town-south-african-hip-hop","2018-03-05T20:00:38","","\n\u003Cp>Dookoom Cape Town emerged in the early 2010s as one of the most confrontational and politically charged musical acts to come out of the Western Cape. Fronted by Isaac Mutant, Dookoom Cape Town takes its name from the figure of the doekoem, a powerful and feared character from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCape_Malay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cape Muslim mysticism\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.70000000056%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992503748\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992503748\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014.jpg\" alt=\"DOOKOOM shoot with Mads Nørgaard 2014\" class=\"wp-image-958\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014.jpg 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002Fdookoom-shoot-2014-420x280.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Politics Behind Dookoom Cape Town\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Dookoom Cape Town arrived at a moment when the promise of 1994 had visibly stalled. Land reform remained largely unimplemented. Farm workers in the Western Cape continued to labour on land they would never own. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002F2012%E2%80%932013_Western_Cape_farm_workers%27_strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">farm worker strikes of 2012 and 2013\u003C\u002Fa> in the De Doorns area brought national attention to conditions in the agricultural sector, but little changed structurally. Dookoom Cape Town took that reality and turned it into noise, channelling the anger, absurdity and unresolved contradictions of post-apartheid South Africa into music that was impossible to ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Days of Dookoom Cape Town\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The working relationship with Dookoom Cape Town began in 2013 at their first performance at a small venue called Blitzkrug, later known as Lefties. A few photographs were taken of frontman Isaac Mutant. The collaboration grew into band portraits and press shots, some of which were featured by Noisey US, Noisey France and numerous other media. The most controversial work from Dookoom Cape Town was the music video for “Larney Jou Poes,” in which farm workers ride a tractor across fields before burning the word DOOKOOM into a hillside. According to academic Adam Haupt, the imagery invoked the doekoem figure to signify revolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Dookoom Cape Town Isaac Mutant live performance\" class=\"wp-image-653\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Impact of Dookoom Cape Town\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The video from Dookoom Cape Town provoked outrage in Afrikaner farming communities and was pulled from YouTube after threats and complaints. But it had already made its point. Dookoom Cape Town named, without qualification, a rage that had been building for generations among the working class on the farms of the Western Cape. These photographs are from the early days of Dookoom Cape Town, before the controversy and the headlines: a band in a small venue, making music that had not yet found its audience but already carried the weight of everything it would come to represent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Related projects: \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fproj\u002Fcold-turkey-cape-town\">Cold Turkey Cape Town\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"\u002Fproj\u002Fgentrification-woodstock-cape-town\">Gentrification Woodstock Cape Town\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"658\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0016.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"656\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-656\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0031.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 66.69921875%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1.4992679355783\" data-id=\"655\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-655\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-780x520.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-892x595.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-624x416.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-586x391.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0029.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box-wrapper\">\u003Cdiv class=\"mauer-stills-img-box\" style=\"padding-top: 100%;  width: 100%;\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1\" data-thumbnail-aspect-ratio=\"1\" data-id=\"657\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-657\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-780x780.jpg 780w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-892x892.jpg 892w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-586x586.jpg 586w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0038.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Outbound Links:\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\u003Cli>Farm worker strikes Western Cape: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002F2012%E2%80%932013_Western_Cape_farm_workers%27_strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002F2012%E2%80%932013_Western_Cape_farm_workers%27_strike\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Land dispossession (SAHO): \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Farticle\u002Fland-dispossession-resistance-and-restitution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fsahistory.org.za\u002Farticle\u002Fland-dispossession-resistance-and-restitution\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\n\n\n\u003Cli>Cape Malay culture: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCape_Malay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCape_Malay\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",{"src":11,"alt":12,"width":13,"height":14},"https:\u002F\u002Fphoto.madsnorgaard.net\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F03\u002FDOOKOOM-PRESS-SHOTS-preview-final-0008.jpg","Dookoom Cape Town Isaac Mutant live performance",1200,800,[]]