Mango Grove [as printed] /

"The sound of the group Mango Grove [sic] and its multiracial members is the sound of the new South Africa. Punchy, vibrant, bursting with life and color, it is an infectious jive, a melodious fusion of the traditional three-chord structure of marabi rhythms, pop, and jazz--all built around the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Mango Groove (Musical group), Ascension (Firm), Cut Above Productions, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors:	Bowey, John R., Mhlophe, Gcina
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1998]
Series:	African wave (DVD-video)
Subjects:	Mango Groove (Musical group) Jazz > South Africa. Popular music > South Africa. Penny whistle. Documentary films.

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Summary:	"The sound of the group Mango Grove [sic] and its multiracial members is the sound of the new South Africa. Punchy, vibrant, bursting with life and color, it is an infectious jive, a melodious fusion of the traditional three-chord structure of marabi rhythms, pop, and jazz--all built around the piercing sound of the pennywhistle. Mango Grove's founder, John Leyden, traces the group's fascinating history from its roots in Sophia Town, the legendary freehold settlement that gave birth to the first fusion of the American big band sound and traditional African rhythms"--Container.
Item Description:	Title from disc surface. Originally produced in 1990. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 DVD-video (25 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Editor, Alan J. Melville ; cameraman, Harmon G. Cusack ; theme music written and composed by Garth Deacon.