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Carnival King of Europe, Tabom in Bahia
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directed by Juan Diego Diaz, fl. 2017 and Nilton Pereira, fl. 2017; produced by Juan Diego Diaz, fl. 2017, Brazil. Embassy (Accra), Tap Portugal and Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, S.L., in Carnival King of Europe (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2017), 52 mins
There is a small community in Ghana who identify as Brazilians. Their name is the Tabom. They are the descendants of former enslaved Africans and creoles who resettled from Bahia to Ghana during the 19th century, especially after the Malês Revolt in Bahia of 1835. They left Bahia escaping repression, looking for...
directed by Juan Diego Diaz, fl. 2017 and Nilton Pereira, fl. 2017; produced by Juan Diego Diaz, fl. 2017, Brazil. Embassy (Accra), Tap Portugal and Fiesta Hotels & Resorts, S.L., in Carnival King of Europe (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2017), 52 mins
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Shorts RAI Film Festival 2021, Gula: Music for a Sacred Time
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directed by Remigiusz Sowa, fl. 2010-2017; produced by Anna Sowa, fl. 2012-2014, in Shorts RAI Film Festival 2021 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 14 mins
This video introduces the rich and varied Hindu-Buddhist religious and ritual musical heritage of the ancient royal city of Bhaktapur (Nepal).
directed by Remigiusz Sowa, fl. 2010-2017; produced by Anna Sowa, fl. 2012-2014, in Shorts RAI Film Festival 2021 (London, England: Royal Anthropological Institute, 2020), 14 mins
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Sterling Betancourt interviews, (Transcript available)
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interview by Kim Johnson, 1955- (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2000), 2 hours 29 mins
Kim Johnson interviews Sterling Betancourt about his first band and the making of steelpans from US army discarded drums. Tells stories of early days of the steelband. Keywords: Tripoli steelband, Granville Sealey,Alexanders Ragtime band,
interview by Kim Johnson, 1955- (Trinidad and Tobago: Banyan Archive, 2000), 2 hours 29 mins
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Tambores da Diáspora
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produced by Pedro Henrique, fl. 2021, Kalakuta Produções (Utopic Documentaries, 2021), 1 hour 15 mins
The film approaches an anthropological, political and cultural vision intertwined with the trajectory of drums of African origin and their ramifications in Brazilian territory. It permeates through rituality, cultural manifestations, musical productions and social celebrations, narrated by important characters in...
produced by Pedro Henrique, fl. 2021, Kalakuta Produções (Utopic Documentaries, 2021), 1 hour 15 mins
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This is A Music: Reclaiming An Untouchable Drum
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directed by Zoe C. Sherinian; produced by Zoe C. Sherinian (Sherinian Productions, 2011), 1 hour 13 mins
This ethnomusicological documentary is about the psychological and economic transformation of a group of Dalit [formerly called outcaste or untouchable] parai frame drummers from a village near Paramagudi, Tamil Nadu, South India. The internal shift in the self-perception that these drummers undergo includes three...
directed by Zoe C. Sherinian; produced by Zoe C. Sherinian (Sherinian Productions, 2011), 1 hour 13 mins
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