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The JVC/Smithsonian Folkways video anthology of music and dance of Africa / director, Hiroshi Yamamoto ; co-producer, Stephen McArthur.
LIBRA Music Videorecording 240
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folk music--Africa.
- Folk music.
- Dance music.
- Folk dance music.
- Folk dancing.
- Africa.
- Folk dancing--Africa.
- Folk dance music--Africa.
- Folk songs--Africa.
- Folk songs.
- Dance music--Africa.
- Ethnic music recordings--Africa.
- Local Subjects:
- Ethnic music recordings--Africa.
- Genre:
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videocassettes (156 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
- 1/2 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Tokyo?] : Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. ; Barre, VT : Distributed by Multicultural Media, [1996]
- System Details:
- VHS [NTSC]
- analog
- magnetic
- VHS
- Summary:
- Presents a wealth of ethnic music from Africa. Most segments are short. Includes folk music, folk songs, performances on traditional musical instruments, dances, and religious or ritual performances. The tapes contain no spoken introduction or explanation, but the booklets contain: overview essays that discuss entire traditions; selection descriptions that present information about each cut; and resource material, including suggestions for listening, viewing,and reading.
- Contents:
- v.1. Egypt, Uganda, Senegal
- v.2. The Gambia, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria
- v.3. Kenya, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa.
- Notes:
- "VTMV-218E, 219E, 220E"--Cassette labels and containers.
- OCLC:
- 38370566
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