Author Archives: Calum

Mama Goema :: Cinemuse Stellenbosch Screening

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Calum

Cinemuse presents a screening of Mama Goema with filmmakers in attendance at the funky and intimate 5 Ryneveld Restaurant cinema lounge in Stellenbosh on Thuesday 11 April 2013 at 19.30. “Cinemuse aims to stimulate the South African public’s appreciation for … Continue reading →

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Derek Gripper :: Jarabi (Toumani Diabaté)

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Calum

Derek Gripper’s arrangement of Toumani Diabaté’s “Jarabi” at the Long Street Slave Church in Cape Town (May 2012). This performance sees a 21-string kora composition from Mali finding its expression on a six-string classical guitar at the same venue in … Continue reading →

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Goema Orchestra :: South Atlantic Suite & Guest Composers

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Calum

The December 2012 edition of the Cape Town Goema Orchestra showcases an expanded version of McKenzie’s “South Atlantic Suite” (which premièred in September 2012) as well as new orchestral works by Ana Strugar, Maxim Starcke, Reza Khota and Keenan Ahrends. … Continue reading →

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Mama Goema :: Sound on Screen Music Film Festival 2012

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Calum

Sound on Screen Music Film Festival (SOS) Johannesburg | The Bioscope | December 2012 The third installment of South Africa’s Sound On Screen Music Film Festival is based in Johannesburg for the first time this year! SOS 2012 takes place … Continue reading →

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Mama Goema :: UK Première | Scotland African Film Festival 2012

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Calum

Click: Africa in Motion Scotland African Film Festival

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Derek Gripper :: ’56 (Ali “Farka” Touré)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Calum

Derek Gripper launched the “digital” version of One Night on Earth: Music from the Strings of Mali at the South African Slave Church Museum in May 2012. Playful yet poignant, the album sees the unprecedented arrangement of 21-string West African … Continue reading →

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Creative Week :: Open Film Night

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Calum

Celebrating Creative Week, I did a presentation on “Documenting Cape Town” last night as part of a series of events curated by Lisa Huang & Ovidiu Pacuraru (Food & Chaatter) and hosted by Zavick Botha at Studio 41. Ben Hemson-Struthers … Continue reading →

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Goema Orchestra :: Agent of Connectivity

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Calum

For this month’s pair of Cape Town Goema Orchestra performances, I presented an update on Mama Goema and drew attention to the broader activities of the “goema movement.” I touched on the theme of connectivity and the idea of forging … Continue reading →

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Goema Roadshow :: Photos | Tweets | Press

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Calum

A brave learner at South Peninsular High School demos the !xaru

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Searching for Sugar Man :: Original Soundtrack (2012)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Calum

If you’re drawn to the vitriolic dimension of Rodriguez’s 26-song opus and are tracking reactions to Searching for Sugar Man, you’re probably tempted to respond to the media blitz with a pinch of cynicism. A Wikipedia entry, tweets and a … Continue reading →

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