There's no doubt that the rhythms of Cape Town have never left saxophonist Harold Japhthah. When he starts talking about the CD of goema tunes he has just released, even after more than 40 years of ...

Gerald Mac McKenzie, was a composer and bassist who changed Cape Town's Goema music tradition forever. McKenzie grew up in the city's carnival culture and he helped form The Genuines, combining styles ...

CAPE TOWN - Live at Swingers Night Club in Wetton this Sunday are the Hilton Schilder Goema Club with their much anticipated Hotti Kulture album launch. Bringing audiences sonic layers of the Khoe ...

In particular, the word usually evokes the ghoema drum, which resembles a wine barrel modified as a single-headed drum to play a syncopated rhythm. The left hand marks the beat, while the right hand ...

South African platinum-selling singer, songwriter, Boskasie, to drop her long awaited single, Goema!, is ready to reintroduce herself to the world. Known for her unique sound and deeply personal ...

Cape Town — THERE is more to goema than the beat of a drum. Goema stems from the days of slavery and its history is flavoured by many different stories. Now there's a project under way to revive this ...

Mama Goema The Cape Town Beat in Five Movements 100 Directors Angela Ramirez Sara CF de Gouveia NR 1 hr History, Documentary, Music ...

The story of the rebirth of goema is the story of Mac Mackenzie and the three record labels it has taken to contain his most recent offering. Healing Destination, a limited-edition release by the ...

Cue the goema drums and turn the speakers up — Cape Town has a brand new soundtrack, and it’s echoing with love, rhythm, and local pride. Singer and hometown favourite Fagrie Isaacs has just released ...

Gerald“Mac” McKenzie passed away on 29 April 2024. He will be remembered as a renegade spirit and innovator in South African music. The composer and bassist changed Cape Town's goema music tradition ...

The word describes a musical style from Cape Town that's linked to the city's slave heritage and to the drum from which it's named. It is more than likely that the word has strong connections to ngoma ...