Prophets of the City /
"In the shadow of Table Mountain, the city of Cape Town moves to a different beat. In its restless confluence of cultures, music mixes and remixes to shape the sounds that reflect the vibrance and volatility of the community. Today's sound is called African Hip Hop, and the group playing i...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[1998]
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| Series: | African wave (DVD-video)
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| Summary: | "In the shadow of Table Mountain, the city of Cape Town moves to a different beat. In its restless confluence of cultures, music mixes and remixes to shape the sounds that reflect the vibrance and volatility of the community. Today's sound is called African Hip Hop, and the group playing it, the Prophets of the City, is the subject of this program. Their leader, Deon Daniels, discusses the music's inspiration: hard-core American street rap. The lyrics, rooted close to home, reflect anti-drug, anti-violence, anti-gang, and political messages"--Container. |
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| 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: | Editors, Sheila McCallister, Alan J. Melville ; cameraman, Roy MacGregor ; theme music written and composed by Garth Deacon. |