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Songs of the Badius

Title
Songs of the Badius [electronic resource]
Publication
c1986.

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Details

Additional Authors
Zantzinger, Alfred Gei.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (35 min.) : sd., col.
Summary
Documentary on three formerly suppressed dance forms of the Kriolu people of the Cape Verde Islands, who are descended from Portuguese colonists and African slaves (the word "badiu" signifies a runaway slave). These dances, the tabanka, the batuko, and the funana, are seen in action, along with interviews with noted practitioners.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Ethnographic films – Cape Verde.
Note
  • Motion picture produced and directed by Gei Zantzinger. Cinematographer: Thomas Ott. Produced in cooperation with the Amilcar Cabral African Youth Movement.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 7930
OCLC
NYPY896042036-F
Title
Songs of the Badius [electronic resource]
Imprint
c1986.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-1556.
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Local Subject
Motion pictures. Songs of the Badius.
Added Author
Zantzinger, Alfred Gei. Producer. Director
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 7930
*MGZIC 9-1556 (former)
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