Goema
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Goema, also written Ghomma and Gomma, is a type of hand drum
used in the Coon Carnival
and in Cape Jazz
in Cape Town
. The name also refers to a type of jazz played in South Africa.
"The Goema Captains of Cape Town - Healing Destination" CD produced by Afribeat, Mountain Records
.
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
used in the Coon Carnival
Coon Carnival
The Kaapse Klopse is a minstrel festival that takes place annually on January 2, in Cape Town, South Africa. As many as 13,000 minstrels take to the streets garbed in bright colours, either carrying colourful umbrellas or playing an array of musical instruments...
and in Cape Jazz
Cape jazz
Cape jazz is a genre of jazz, similar to the popular music style known as marabi, though more improvisational in character, which is performed in the very southern part of Africa...
in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
. The name also refers to a type of jazz played in South Africa.
"The Goema Captains of Cape Town - Healing Destination" CD produced by Afribeat, Mountain Records
Mountain Records
Mountain Records is a record label started in Cape Town, South Africa in 1980 by Patrick Lee-Thorp.The record label produces mostly South African music and is known as the home of Cape Jazz recordings, having issued a number of albums by such names as Basil Coetzee, Robbie Jansen, Jonathan Butler,...
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