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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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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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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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Mac McKenzie Friendship Orchestra :: Table Bay Concerto

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Calum

While Mama Goema is screening in Canada this weekend, Mac McKenzie will be making waves in Basel and Anwil as The Table Bay Concerto in G-Major reaches the music stands of a Swiss “friendship orchestra” for the European première of … Continue reading →

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Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Table Bay Concerto Première

Posted on November 21, 2011 by News

“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 →

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Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Goema Symphony No. 1 & Guests

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Calum

If you missed out in August 2010, here’s you chance to catch Goema Symphony No. 1 with  performances on Saturday 12, 19 & 26 March 2011. Presented by the Cape Town Composers’ Workshop, the concert features the work of Mac … Continue reading →

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Cape Town Goema Orchestra :: Saturday 28 August 2010

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Calum

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 →

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