ghoema music Flashcards
ghoema dress code
multi colourful bright trousers and jackets face paint headwear vibrant
main instruments in ghoema
ghoema drum
banjo
bass wind instruments (saxophone,tuba,trumpet,trombone)
what is ghoema
distinct Cape Town based style of music
what are the characteristics of ghoema
upbeat w/ distinct repetitive drum beat
melody lines played by wind instruments
performance accompanied by elaborate dance moves and interactions w/ crowd
where does ghoema music originate
originates from annual New Years Minstrel Carnival (celebration of end of slavery in 1830)
how is the Minstrel Carnival celebrated now
carnival held every year (for past 100 yrs) on the 2nd of Jan on adderley street
and is held to celebrate cape malay,indian and other cultures
what is the other name for the Cape Minstrel carnival
where does this name come from
Tweede Nuwe Jaar as it is held on 2nd jan
who is mac McKenzie
Jazz guitarist from cape town flats township
what group is Mac McKenzie apart of
The Genuines
ghoema rock band formed in mid 1980s
how did Mac McKenzies group revolutionise ghoema music
- mixed various genres with ghoema
- included different instruments in ghoema
- made ghoema accessible to young musicians from disadvantaged backgrounds through workshops and forming various bands
