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Africa with Ade Adepitan, Episode 1, Episode 1
directed by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008; presented by Ade Adepitan, 1973-; produced by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Africa with Ade Adepitan, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2019), 59 mins
Ade Adepitan embarks on the first leg of his epic four-part journey around Africa. Starting in west Africa, this episode sees Ade traveling from Cape Verde to Senegal and the Ivory Coast, before finishing in Nigeria - the country of his birth.
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directed by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008; presented by Ade Adepitan, 1973-; produced by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Africa with Ade Adepitan, Episode 1 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2019), 59 mins
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Ade Adepitan embarks on the first leg of his epic four-part journey around Africa. Starting in west Africa, this episode sees Ade traveling from Cape Verde to Senegal and the Ivory Coast, before finishing in Nigeria - the country of his birth.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, Ade Adepitan, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Africa with Ade Adepitan
Topic / Theme
Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 BBC Worldwide
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Africa with Ade Adepitan, Episode 4, Episode 4
directed by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008; presented by Ade Adepitan, 1973-; produced by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Africa with Ade Adepitan, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2019), 59 mins
The last leg of Ade Adepitan's tour sees him travelling from the beaches of Mozambique, through South Africa. At Paradise Island, Ade finds an abandoned hotel.
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directed by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008; presented by Ade Adepitan, 1973-; produced by Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Africa with Ade Adepitan, Episode 4 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2019), 59 mins
Description
The last leg of Ade Adepitan's tour sees him travelling from the beaches of Mozambique, through South Africa. At Paradise Island, Ade finds an abandoned hotel.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Olly Bootle, fl. 2008, Ade Adepitan, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Africa with Ade Adepitan
Topic / Theme
Africans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 BBC Worldwide
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An African Brass Band
written by Hugo Zemp, 1937-; directed by Hugo Zemp, 1937-; produced by Selenium Films (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 14 mins
This is the story of that brass band, a brass band that isn't at all like a military band. It's a dancing brass band, an African brass band, that accompanies all the big and little moments of life: national festivals, religious ceremonies, funerals, fetes and celebrations, a musical game involving a football, tune...
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written by Hugo Zemp, 1937-; directed by Hugo Zemp, 1937-; produced by Selenium Films (Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2006), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
This is the story of that brass band, a brass band that isn't at all like a military band. It's a dancing brass band, an African brass band, that accompanies all the big and little moments of life: national festivals, religious ceremonies, funerals, fetes and celebrations, a musical game involving a football, tunes from the famous Mapuka dance, or the experimental use of sacred drums together with the brass band. A lively debate between the music...
This is the story of that brass band, a brass band that isn't at all like a military band. It's a dancing brass band, an African brass band, that accompanies all the big and little moments of life: national festivals, religious ceremonies, funerals, fetes and celebrations, a musical game involving a football, tunes from the famous Mapuka dance, or the experimental use of sacred drums together with the brass band. A lively debate between the musicians, in which a sense of humor is clearly present, as they examine fundamental questions about their tradition and its transformations in the context of the life of people today. This film was shot in July and August 2002, a few weeks before the outbreak of civil war in the Côte d'Ivoire.
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Date Written / Recorded
2002
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Hugo Zemp, 1937-, Selenium Films
Author / Creator
Hugo Zemp, 1937-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Ivoirian, Dance and dancing, Cultural identity, Music, Ethnography, Ivorians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
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African Carving: A Dogon Kanaga Mask
written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 and Thomas D. Blakely; directed by Thomas D. Blakely and Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used.
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written by Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 and Thomas D. Blakely; directed by Thomas D. Blakely and Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973 (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 1974), 18 mins
Description
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The carver, a blacksmith, finds the proper tree and, in a secret cave outside the village, he shapes the mask with ges...
The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The Kanaga mask is used in deeply sacred rituals by the Dogon people of Mali. Carving this mask is as important a ritual as the ceremonies in which the mask is used. The carver, a blacksmith, finds the proper tree and, in a secret cave outside the village, he shapes the mask with gestures which repeat the movement of the dancers who will wear it. When a dancer wears the Kanaga mask he becomes the Creator symbolically. He touches the ground with his mask and directs a soul to Heaven. Although these dances are now frequently performed for the public, the meaning of Kanaga is retained by the Dogon who fear, respect and depend on the power of the mask.
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Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973, Thomas D. Blakely
Author / Creator
Robert G. Gardner, 1925-2014, Eliot Elisofon, 1911-1973, Thomas D. Blakely
Date Published / Released
1974
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Dogon, Costumes, Crafts, Tribal and national groups, Religious faiths, Dance and dancing, Religious rites and ceremonies, Cultural identity, Ethnography
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by Documentary Educational Resources
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African Christianity Rising: Ghana
directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing th...
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directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 17 mins
Description
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing the fastest.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
James Ault, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Cultural ethos, Religious beliefs, Christianity, Ghanaians
Copyright Message
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African Christianity Rising: Zimbabwe
directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing th...
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directed by James Ault, fl. 2004; produced by James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER) (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2013), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
Christianity's explosive growth in Africa was totally unexpected at the dawn of independence from colonial rule and is part of a startling reversal in world history. Christianity is no longer the religion of the West. Over two-thirds of the world's Christians now live in the global South — with Africa growing the fastest.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James Ault, fl. 2004, Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Author / Creator
James Ault, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
Cultural ethos, Religious beliefs, Christianity
Copyright Message
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African Dance: Sand, Drum, and Shostakovich
written by Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970 and Alla Kovgan, 1973-; directed by Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970 and Alla Kovgan, 1973-; produced by Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970 and Alla Kovgan, 1973- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 10 mins
This documentary explores African contemporary dance through eight modern dance companies from Africa, Europe and Canada that participated in the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse in Montreal, Canada in 1999.
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written by Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970 and Alla Kovgan, 1973-; directed by Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970 and Alla Kovgan, 1973-; produced by Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970 and Alla Kovgan, 1973- (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2002), 1 hour 10 mins
Description
This documentary explores African contemporary dance through eight modern dance companies from Africa, Europe and Canada that participated in the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse in Montreal, Canada in 1999. This documentary explores African contemporary dance through eight modern dance companies from Africa, Europe and Canada that participated in the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse in Montreal, Canada in 1999. Interviews, includ...
This documentary explores African contemporary dance through eight modern dance companies from Africa, Europe and Canada that participated in the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse in Montreal, Canada in 1999. This documentary explores African contemporary dance through eight modern dance companies from Africa, Europe and Canada that participated in the Festival International de Nouvelle Danse in Montreal, Canada in 1999. Interviews, including those with dance historians Yacouba Konate and Alponse Tierou, add insight to beautifully-photographed performances. What emerges is a fascinating diversity of contemporary African dance themes and styles. Exploring the interactions between tradition and modernism, the consequences of colonization and urbanization, the self-expression of women through dance, and the roles of masculinity and family relationships, the film is a unique source of information and inspiration for dancers, dance historians, choreographers, critics, as well as those interested in African culture, past and present. "More than ever, as a forum for cross-cultural exchanges, this ninth edition of the Festival showcases African dance because it appears to be undergoing a cultural and artistic renaissance nurtured by the contact and clash between tradition and modernity, and by a reevaluation of its global links." — Festival International de Nouvelle Danse
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Field of Study
Dance
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970, Alla Kovgan, 1973-, Yacouba Konaté, Alphonse Tierou, fl. 1988, Susanne Linke, 1944-, Mathilde Monnier, 1959-, Seydou Boro, 1968-, Vincent Mantsoe, 1971-, Germaine Acogny, 1944-
Author / Creator
Ken Glazebrook, fl. 1970, Alla Kovgan, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2004, 2002
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Topic / Theme
African, Movement in performance, Choreographers, Dance theory, Expression in performance, Cultural change and history, Cultural identity, Dance, Ethnography, Africans
Copyright Message
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Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1, Origins
directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent,...
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directed by Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003; presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-; produced by Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films and Kunhardt Films, in Africa's Great Civilizations, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
Description
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizati...
In his six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing, and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world. Professor Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent's history from a firmly African perspective. His journey takes him from the city of Great Zimbabwe, to the pyramids of Meroe, and the spectacular rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. The epic story that he tells is full of surprises and unexpected connections, helping us to appreciate the collective and individual genius of Africans who, across thousands of years, built civilizations and empires, fought wars, established great cities, furthered and spread learning, and created some of the most sublime art and architecture in human history.This episode is a journey with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Kenya, Egypt and beyond as he discovers the origins of man, the formation of early human societies and the creation of significant cultural and scientific achievements on the African continent.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Bates, fl. 2010, McGee Media, Inkwell Films, Kunhardt Films
Author / Creator
Virginia Quinn, fl. 2003, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 1950-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
Africa's Great Civilizations
Topic / Theme
Sculpture, Ancient civilizations, Historic research for anthropology, Archaeological artifacts, Homo sapiens, Humans and human ancestors, Egyptians, Africans
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Copyright © 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
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The Afro-Brazilian Rednecks = Sobre Pardinhos e Afrocaipiras
(Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2021), 28 mins
Who are the redneck people in Brazil’s Southwest? Based on identities present in songs and drums, perceived between the lines of everyday life in the countryside of Sao Paulo, the film takes a look at the cultural traits of an Afro-indigenous matrix erased by the discourse of miscegenation and whitening of the ..
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(Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2021), 28 mins
Description
Who are the redneck people in Brazil’s Southwest? Based on identities present in songs and drums, perceived between the lines of everyday life in the countryside of Sao Paulo, the film takes a look at the cultural traits of an Afro-indigenous matrix erased by the discourse of miscegenation and whitening of the “caipira” culture.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Daniel Munduruku, 1964-, Ivan Vilela Pinto, 1962-, Negão dos Santos, Alex Marli Carreiro, fl. 2021, Alana Pires, fl. 2021, Adson Pires, fl. 2021
Date Published / Released
2021
Publisher
Utopic Documentaries
Topic / Theme
Indigenous ethnic groups, Ethnomusicology, Cultural anthropology, Caipira
Copyright Message
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AFROSAMPAS
directed by Jasper Chalcraft, fl. 2015 and Rose Satiko G. Hikiji, fl. 1999; produced by Laboratório de Imagem e Som em Antropologia (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 43 mins
In the film Afro-Sampas we see what can happen when musicians from Africa and Brazil are brought into contact in the city where they live. Yannick Delass (Democratic Republic of Congo), Edoh Fiho (Togo), Lenna Bahule (Mozambique), and the Brazilians Ari Colares, Chico Saraiva and Meno del Picchia accept our invita...
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directed by Jasper Chalcraft, fl. 2015 and Rose Satiko G. Hikiji, fl. 1999; produced by Laboratório de Imagem e Som em Antropologia (Estonia: Utopic Documentaries, 2020), 43 mins
Description
In the film Afro-Sampas we see what can happen when musicians from Africa and Brazil are brought into contact in the city where they live. Yannick Delass (Democratic Republic of Congo), Edoh Fiho (Togo), Lenna Bahule (Mozambique), and the Brazilians Ari Colares, Chico Saraiva and Meno del Picchia accept our invitation to a first meeting in which they share sounds, memories and creativity.
Field of Study
World Music
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Laboratório de Imagem e Som em Antropologia
Author / Creator
Jasper Chalcraft, fl. 2015, Rose Satiko G. Hikiji, fl. 1999
Date Published / Released
2020
Publisher
Utopic Documentaries
Topic / Theme
Anthropology, Borders and Identity
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2020 Utopic Documentaries
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