The Genuines

Group Cape Town connection

The 1980s band led by Mac McKenzie, with Hilton Schilder on keys and Robbie Jansen often in the line-up, that pushed carnival rhythms through rock and jazz and called what came out goema. They played political rallies, and in 1987 recorded with McKenzie's father for Shifty Records.

Connections

is associated with

Mr Mac and the Genuines (1987) recorded with Mr Mac for Shifty Records

is in

Cape Town

counted as a member

Hilton Schilder keyboards, the jazz side of the band
Mac McKenzie he led the band
Robbie Jansen often in the line-up rather than a fixed member

Did you know?

The Genuines called their jazzy kind of rock ghoema, and the dictionary now records that as a sense of the word.

Martin writes that the Genuines, led by Mac McKenzie with Hilton Schilder and often Robbie Jansen, named their music ghoema and recorded Mr Mac and the Genuines for Shifty Records in 1987. The Dictionary of South African English lists that 1980s style as a second sense of the word.

Music 1987 Cape Town