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The Cape Town Goema Orchestra and the birth of a new vision for South African music.
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Mama Goema, a documentary exploring Cape Town's most representative musical genre.
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- Mama Goema :: Sound on Screen Music Film Festival 2011
- Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Table Bay Concerto Première
- Mama Goema :: Tri Continental Film Festival 2011
- Mama Goema :: SA Première | Encounters Film Festival 2011
- Jou Ma Se Goema | Mama Goema :: Film Teaser
- Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Saturday 28 August 2010
- Taxijam :: Jack Parow
- All In One :: Self-Titled LP Launch
- Taxijam :: Simon van Gend
- Future Shorts :: South African Launch
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Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Table Bay Concerto Première
“This showcase of Cape music will do Capetonians proud,” says composer Mac McKenzie. “The Table Bay Concerto in G-Major is a chronological account of Table Bay as I imagine it, my impression of its evolution from the time just before … Continue reading
Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Saturday 28 August 2010
FROM PUNK THROUGH PENTHOUSE TO THE UNIVERSITY Mac McKenzie has always pushed the boundaries of Goema, the rhythmic groove at the heart of Cape Town’s carnival culture. During the 80s, he injected defiance into the idiom with The Geniunes, creating … Continue reading
All In One :: Self-Titled LP Launch
It’s a balmy evening in Cape Town and a crowd is dribbling into formation on Loop Street; early arrivers staking claims to the scattered tables of Alliance Française (while its humble kitchen dispatches slivers of quiche to those in the … Continue reading
Future Shorts :: South African Launch
Cape Town’s Alliance Française hosted the inaugural gathering of Future Shorts South Africa last month. The UK-based short film label was established in 2003 in the interests of celebrating the form and raising its status. Future Shorts operates in over … Continue reading

