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.{{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}} Notable goema musicians include Mac McKenzie, Hilton Schilder, Errol Dyers and Alex van Heerden.{{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 }}