| African and African Diaspora Studies New Releases
This month we are pleased to release
three new documentaries about Africa and the
African Diaspora. Living the Hiplife
is a music documentary about the influence of
hip hop in the music scene in Accra, Ghana,
The Mseyas tell the story of AIDS
orphans in Tanzania and Ritual Rhythms
is a revealing documentary about candombe,
the music of Afro-Uruguay.
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| Ghana
NEW Living the Hiplife Available on
DVD
This film is a musical portrait of street
life in urban West Africa. It follows the
birth of Hiplife music, a mix
of various African musical forms and American
hip hop, in Accra, Ghana. Archival footage
and hip hop music
videos are remixed with interviews and the
daily lives of rap artists. We follow Reggie
Rockstone, the Godfather of Hiplife in the
founding of the musical movement, as well as
the Mobile Boys a group of aspiring rap
artists as they try to make it in the music
business. With humor and personality these
characters move across the political and
musical landscape of urban Ghana.
"...cleverly portrays contemporary West
African expressive culture. It is especially
important because it shows the importance of
Pan-Africanism and African Diasporic artistic
and political connections to people in
Africa."--Chinua Achebe, Nigerian Author
"...thoughtful and visually exciting at the
same time. It is a musical documentary that
gives a powerful sense of life in
contemporary Africa."--John Akomfrah,
Filmmaker and founder of Black Audio
Collective, Smoking Dogs Films Founder of
Black Audio Collective
Jesse W. Shipley |
documentary | 61 minutes | 2007 | $225
view
in catalog
| Tanzania
NEW The Mseyas Available on
DVD
AIDS kills more than two million people every
year
in Africa. As a result of this epidemic,
there are
more than 11 million orphans. This documentary is
the story of the Mseyas, AIDS orphans from
Iringa,
Tanzania. Alberina, Maria, Amos and Orsolina live
on their own and face a life of struggle
without resources.
Gustavo Vizoso |
documentary | 52 minutes | 2007 | $225
view
in catalog
| African Diaspora in Uruguay
NEW Ritual Rhythms: Candombe Available on
DVD
This documentary explores the history and
modern reality of candombe, the drum music of
Uruguay's black parade bands. It is a way of
life that was born in the musical gatherings
of slaves in urban marketplaces and plazas.
Despite persistent racism,
the 200,000 Uruguayans of African descent
experience candombe as a way of life, as part
of the cast of characters that inhabit the
tenements of Montevideo's Reus and Ansina
neighborhoods, where parents rock cradles
with drummed lullabies, and children learn to
play drums on oil cans. Moving from riveting
musical performances to detailed discussions
of the history of slavery and the historical
development of candombe, Ritual
Rhythms is an
exciting and informative introduction to
candombe, the music of Afro-Uruguay.
Mabel Maio |
documentary | 48 minutes | 1999 | $175
view
in catalog
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Arts, The
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Department of Cultural Affairs, The Ford
Foundation, The North Star Fund, The Funding
Exchange, Manhattan Neighborhood
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