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Solidaridad en Saya : un movimiento musical afroboliviano /

Documentary that tells the story of how the Afro-Bolivian community uses music as a form of resistance and empowerment. The film explores the little known story of the legacy of the Africans who first arrived as slaves in the Spanish colonial region that would later become Bolivia. Traditional Saya...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jensen, Maya Tokunaga (Author, Screenwriter)
Other Authors: Martinez, Miriam Irondo (on-screen participant.), Perez, Virginia (on-screen participant.), Vasquez, Edgar (on-screen participant.), Barra, Estela (on-screen participant.), Barra, Manuel (on-screen participant.), Johnson, Catalina Maria (Narrator)
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
English
Language Notes:Spanish or English narrated versions with optional English, Japanese, Portuguese, or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [Chicago, Illinois] : [Bulletproof Film], [2013]
Subjects:
Blacks > Bolivia > Music > History and criticism.
Folk music > Bolivia > History and criticism.
Music > Bolivia > African influences.
Music > Political aspects > Bolivia.
Music and race > Bolivia.
Blacks > Bolivia > Social conditions.
Blacks > Bolivia > Social life and customs.
Blacks > Music.
Blacks > Social conditions.
Blacks > Social life and customs.
Folk music.
Music > African influences.
Music and race.
Music > Political aspects.
Bolivia.
Short films > United States.
Short films > Boilvia.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Short films.
Music.
Online Access:Film website
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Summary:Documentary that tells the story of how the Afro-Bolivian community uses music as a form of resistance and empowerment. The film explores the little known story of the legacy of the Africans who first arrived as slaves in the Spanish colonial region that would later become Bolivia. Traditional Saya songs were one way that Afro-Bolivians began sharing the stories of their ancestors and their culture, while demanding recognition as members of Bolivian society.--From the film's website.
Item Description:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2012.
Special features include: extended interviews, additional music scenes, deleted scenes.
Includes companion reader (35 pages) by Maya Tokunaga Jensen.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (36 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Format:DVD; 16:9 aspect ratio; stereo.
Audience:MPAA rating: Not rated.
Production Credits:Edited by Maya Tokunaga Jensen, Ilko Davidov.
ISBN:9780615777917
0615777910