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Africa I Remember: A Musical Synthesis of Two Cultures (DVD : 30 min. ) [2004]
DVD 7984
Abstract: Tunde Jegede, a black musician and composer, bridges two classical traditions. His instrument is the kora, an African harp lute whose roots are in the court of 13th century Mali. First introduced to the kora in Britain by a Senegalese musician, Tunde later studied in the Gambia where he found himself immersed in its rich oral tradition. In this film, we follow him to the villages of West Africa where he learns from local musicians. We also see him perform his compositions with the London Sinfonietta. What is remarkable about Tunde's music is the way it combines West African and classical European traditions, bringing together a love of both cultures. Combining African experiences with Western structures, spontaneous composition with written musical notation, his The Cycle of Reckoning reflects on the legacy of the African slave trade.
Director: Tunde Jegede Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Gambia, kora, folk music
Chuck Davis, Dancing through West Africa (Videocassette : 28 min. ) [1987]
V. CASS. VHS 724
Abstract: Shows Chuck Davis visiting Senegal and Gambia to learn about native dancing traditions. Describes how he brought these traditions back to America and adopted them in his dance troupe. Producers: Gorham Kindem and Jane Desmond.
Director: Gorham Kinden Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Gambia, Senegal, dance
Dark Passages (DVD : 60 min. ) [1995]
DVD 5932
Abstract: Employs a mixture of interviews, slave narratives, and dramatization. Tells the story of the impact of the Atlantic slave trade. Takes the viewer from the House of Slaves on Gorée Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, to the village of Juffere on the Gambia River.
Director: Wally Ashby Distributor:PBS Videos
Keywords: Gambia, Senegal, United States, West Africa, history, slave trade
Tubabs in Africa (Videocassette : 56 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS.VHS 8476
Abstract: An anthropology professor and group of students from St. Mary's College of Maryland spend a summer in The Gambia, West Africa, where they study language and culture in the capital, travel up country to small villages, and work on research projects.
Director: Amay Flannery, Mary Flannery Distributor:Documentary Educational Resources
Keywords: Gambia, anthropology, study abroad, American students
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Africa I Remember: A Musical Synthesis of Two Cultures (DVD : 30 min. ) [2004]
DVD 7984
Abstract: Tunde Jegede, a black musician and composer, bridges two classical traditions. His instrument is the kora, an African harp lute whose roots are in the court of 13th century Mali. First introduced to the kora in Britain by a Senegalese musician, Tunde later studied in the Gambia where he found himself immersed in its rich oral tradition. In this film, we follow him to the villages of West Africa where he learns from local musicians. We also see him perform his compositions with the London Sinfonietta. What is remarkable about Tunde's music is the way it combines West African and classical European traditions, bringing together a love of both cultures. Combining African experiences with Western structures, spontaneous composition with written musical notation, his The Cycle of Reckoning reflects on the legacy of the African slave trade.
Director: Tunde Jegede Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Gambia, kora, folk music
Chuck Davis, Dancing through West Africa (Videocassette : 28 min. ) [1987]
V. CASS. VHS 724
Abstract: Shows Chuck Davis visiting Senegal and Gambia to learn about native dancing traditions. Describes how he brought these traditions back to America and adopted them in his dance troupe. Producers: Gorham Kindem and Jane Desmond.
Director: Gorham Kinden Distributor:Filmakers Library
Keywords: Gambia, Senegal, dance
Dark Passages (DVD : 60 min. ) [1995]
DVD 5932
Abstract: Employs a mixture of interviews, slave narratives, and dramatization. Tells the story of the impact of the Atlantic slave trade. Takes the viewer from the House of Slaves on Gorée Island off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, to the village of Juffere on the Gambia River.
Director: Wally Ashby Distributor:PBS Videos
Keywords: Gambia, Senegal, United States, West Africa, history, slave trade
Tubabs in Africa (Videocassette : 56 min. ) [2003]
V.CASS.VHS 8476
Abstract: An anthropology professor and group of students from St. Mary's College of Maryland spend a summer in The Gambia, West Africa, where they study language and culture in the capital, travel up country to small villages, and work on research projects.
Director: Amay Flannery, Mary Flannery Distributor:Documentary Educational Resources
Keywords: Gambia, anthropology, study abroad, American students
September 16, 2008: Geoffrey Nyarota
