Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in Five Movements(2011)

Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in Five Movements Synopsis

If you take a pinch of Khoi-San lament, a dash of Malay spice, a bold measure of European orchestral, a splash of Xhosa spiritual, a clash of marching bands, a riff of rock, the pizzazz of the Klopse, some driving primal beat, and a lot of humour and musical virtuosity, what do you get? Goema Goema Goema! Weaving together the ancient, the traditional, and the classical into the contemporary universal sound of Cape Town, Mac MacKenzie, musical mastermind and founder of The Genuines and The Goema Captains of Cape Town, puts together the final touches to the culmination of his life’s work: Goema in Five Movements. Musicians and musical commentators Hilton Schilder, Neo Muyanga, Iain Harris and Graham Arendse, and new kids on the block, Kyle Shepherd and Shane Cooper, add a contemporary context to Goema, while the orchestra rehearses for its premiere performance at the SABC studios.

Mama Goema: The Cape Town Beat in Five Movements (2011) is a music, documentary and history film directed by Angela Ramirez, released on June 11, 2011 with a runtime of 1h. Viewers rate it 10.0 out of 10 across 2 ratings.