John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History

Funky Friday with Mac McKenzie and the Cape Town Goema Orchestra

What to do in Cape Town on the next two Saturday nights? Take yourself over to the SABC Auditorium, in Sea Point, where Mac McKenzie -- always one of most unpredictable figure on Cape Town's music scene -- will lead the Goema Orchestra in the world premiere of his Table Bay Concerto in G. Read more →

Mac McKenzie & the Cape Town Goema Orchestra, Saturday, 28 August 2010

I just got off the phone with my friend Mac McKenzie, one of the most creative, original, and brilliantly off-center musicians ever to walk the streets of Cape Town (as anyone in the know will tell you). We were talking, among other things, about the upcoming premiere of his Goema... Read more →

"One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival"

I've created a website for my book, One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival. It's published, in South Africa, by Random House Struik and, elsewhere, by the University of Virginia Press. An audio/video preview of the book is the star attraction on the site. You can read a... Read more →

Duckrabbit Likes Ghoema!

Well, I've finally arrived. From now on, it's the big time for me. The esteemed, venerable, and beloved (and, occasionally, noticed, read, and paid attention to) duckrabbit blog likes my new book, One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival. You can click directly on the image to see... Read more →

Preview: "One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival"

Update, 12 May 2010: "One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival" is now available from any South African bookstore. The North American edition is on its way. My new book, One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival, will be in bookstores in South Africa and the... Read more →

"One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival": Almost Here

It's starting to feel real. My new book, that is, One Love, Ghoema Beat: Inside the Cape Town Carnival. Random House Struik, my South African publisher, already has copies on hand. Both my North American publisher, the University of Virginia Press, and I are trying to be patient -- our... Read more →

Cape Town Carnival 2010, Part 4: This Time in Glorious Color

I've shown these photos before. I'd converted them to black and white, and I don't think it worked very well. The men and boys in these photos are members of the Pennsylvanians Crooning Minstrels, one of the over sixty troupes that take part in the Cape Town New Year's Carnival.... Read more →