Goongoo Peas - Benefit concert for Rose Onama - $10

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Members of Red Pine


"Permutations of Red Pine"


September 2026



A Red Pine tree was planted at the corner of 212 Merry Street in the late 60s that evolved over the decades into a cooperative household. We are making it a place for comity and creativity; Clarity and the imagination; we change detritus of early 21st century late stage capitalism into art, shrine, paintings, music, sculptures, urban Permaculture and homesteading experiments. We appreciate the used, the worn out, ever crumbling and reassembling; as we all are all the time.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Goongoo Peas is a group of women musicians who play folk music from Jamaican, African and African American traditions. Their high energy music is wise, funny and authentic. Two and three part vocal harmonies are enhanced by drums and other percussion instruments. They have been playing for Wisconsin audiences for over fifteen years and adults and children alike have enjoyed Googoo Peas\'s music at neighborhood festivals, at the Overture Center, at school performances and, of course, at Mother Fool\'s.

Rose Onama, a native of Uganda and long time Madison resident, was a founding member of Goongoo Peas. Rose is a talented dancer, storyteller and musician. She currently resides in Milwaukee where she has worked in theater and in the schools. Rose was making a remarkable recovery from a debilitating stroke when she was diagnosed with cancer last spring. This benefit is helping to raise money for her care during recovery.

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