Africa come back : the popular music of West Africa /
Just as Africa has impacted the music of the Caribbean and the Americas, so has the New World reciprocated, strongly influencing the music of contemporary Africa. This program looks at the popular music scene in Ghana and West Africa documenting the history of musical genres such as hi-life, present...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2003]
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| Summary: | Just as Africa has impacted the music of the Caribbean and the Americas, so has the New World reciprocated, strongly influencing the music of contemporary Africa. This program looks at the popular music scene in Ghana and West Africa documenting the history of musical genres such as hi-life, presenting the sounds of the palm wine guitar, the plangent harmonies of nnwonkoro, and the polyrhythms of kpanlogo. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 1984[5?] and shown as part of the television series: Repercussions : a celebration of African-American music. Series title on container: Repercussions : a celebration of African-influenced music. "The Films for the Humanities & Sciences DVD collection"--Container. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD-video (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Production Credits: | Film editor, Helen Cook ; photography, Mike Fox, Barry Ackroyd, Chris Morphet. |