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Sons of Benkos / Les Films du Village [and others] present ; written by Lucas Silva and Marion Provansal ; director, Lucas Silva ; production, Sabine Naccache.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Black people--Colombia--Music.
- Black people.
- Black people--Colombia--Social life and customs.
- Music--Colombia--African influences.
- Music.
- Music--Colombia--History and criticism.
- Colombia.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : ArtMattan Productions, 2003.
- Language Note:
- In Spanish with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- An entertaining documentary that explores the African culture of Colombia through music. The film presents the music of the Sons of Benkos, one of the most important Black leaders in the fight for freedom during the times of slavery in Colombia. The film also shows the evolution of Afro-Colombian music over time through the fusion of Cuban and contemporary African rhythms with traditional Afro-Colombian music.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed October 13, 2016).
- OCLC:
- 961284664
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