Goema

{{Short description|South African hand drum}} '''Goema''', also written '''Ghomma''' and '''Gomma''', is a type of hand drum used in the Cape Minstrel Carnival and in Cape Jazz in Cape Town. The word has also come to describe a hybrid musical genre which itself is one of the influences on Cape Jazz music.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Haslop|first1=Richard|title=Goema Music Of South Africa|url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/goema.html|website=Perfect Sound Forever|accessdate=13 April 2017}}</ref> Notable goema musicians include Mac McKenzie, Hilton Schilder, Errol Dyers and Alex van Heerden.<ref>{{cite book | last = Richmond | first = Simon | title = Cape Town | publisher = Lonely Planet | location = Footscray, Vic. London | year = 2009 | isbn = 9781741048919 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781741048919 }}</ref>

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