At first, the performance goes well, with everyone enjoying the music and dancing, but at one point, as Hitler is dancing, the rest of the group starts cheering and calling his name to encourage him. At that time, it wasn't unusual for Black South African men to be named Hitler because most South Africans had only a very minimal knowledge of the Holocaust and didn't have a strong sense of what Hitler had done.Īs the fame of Noah's group spreads, they are invited to play different places one day, they are invited to an event at a Jewish school. A young man named Hitler is widely known to be the best dancer. One key ingredient in Noah's business model is bringing dancers to parties to demonstrate the dance moves to unfamiliar songs and get the crowd excited. Without a high school market, he relies on Alexandra as his main customer base. He doesn't have a job, and he makes money from selling CDs and playing parties. Noah DJ's his first street party in Alexandra the summer after he graduates from high school. His business partner, Sizwe, lives in Alexandra, a small impoverished neighborhood, and suggests that Noah start DJ'ing parties. The money Noah makes from his business allows him the freedom to do things like buying fast food and a cordless telephone. Business expands rapidly, and soon Noah is selling mix CDs and mixing tracks together. Noah can now copy CDs and sell them at a rate that is a fraction of what it would cost to buy a CD in a store. When Daniel graduates, he gives his CD writer to Noah. By helping them, he was able to make his own computer more efficient. Noticing that Bolo and Daniel were too intimidated to sell to black students, Noah offered to act as a middleman. When he was in ninth grade, three Chinese students transferred to the school one of them, Bolo, started selling bootlegged PlayStation games and befriended a white boy named Daniel who sells pirated CDs. Noah then delves into the backstory of how he got his CD business up and running.

In South Africa, there is minimal time spent learning about the legacy of apartheid. Noah reflects on the way different nations have handled teaching the shameful aspects of their history.

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