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Category Archives: Events
Mama Goema :: Cinemuse Stellenbosch Screening
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
Goema Orchestra :: South Atlantic Suite & Guest Composers
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
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
Goema Orchestra :: Agent of Connectivity
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
Goema Orchestra :: South Atlantic Suite Première
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
Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Copenhagen (Derek Gripper)
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
Derek Gripper :: One Night on Earth (2012)
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
Tete Mbambisa :: Black Heroes (2012)
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
Neo Muyanga :: The Flower of Shembe | May 2012
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
Kyle Shepherd Trio :: Mahogany Room | May 2012
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




