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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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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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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 Orchestra :: South Atlantic Suite Première

Posted on September 3, 2012 by News

Mac’s back, again! The third concert season of the Cape Town Goema Orchestra takes place on Saturdays 8 and 15 September at the SABC Auditorium in Sea Point. Led by Cape Town’s “goema captain,” Mac McKenzie, the orchestra will perform … Continue reading →

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Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Copenhagen (Derek Gripper)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Calum

Cape Town Composers’ Workshop featured guest, guitarist Derek Gripper, performs “Copenhagen” with Mac McKenzie’s Cape Town Goema Orchestra (26 November 2011). Gripper’s solo-guitar arrangement of this composition appears on the SAMA-nominated Sound of Water (2011). More information: www.derekgripper.com

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Derek Gripper :: One Night on Earth (2012)

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Calum

In a culture bent on compartmentalising its musicians, guitarist Derek Gripper is a slippery character. Here’s a guy who understands that a pigeonhole is not an enclosure but rather a place that a bird comes back to when it’s not … Continue reading →

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Tete Mbambisa :: Black Heroes (2012)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Calum

It’s an arresting image, the extreme close-up portrait that graces the cover of South African jazz legend Tete Mbambisa’s Black Heroes (2012), his sixth commercially released album. Insomuch as the frame, and by extension the recording, can barely contain the … Continue reading →

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Neo Muyanga :: The Flower of Shembe | May 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Calum

In 2010, the producers of Mama Goema accosted a perambulating Neo Muyanga on Bree Street and conducted an impromptu interview with him in a nearby boutique. The ensuing conversation provided insight into how migrations and trade routes can be traced … Continue reading →

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Kyle Shepherd Trio :: Mahogany Room | May 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Calum

Riding a wave of critical acclaim following the launch of South African History !X earlier this year, Kyle Shepherd is back for a short run of more intimate appearances from Wednesday 2 to Saturday 5 May 2012. It’s billed as … Continue reading →

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