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Cape Verde is an archipelago situated 500km off the West Coast of Africa. Mano Mendi lives on the island of Santiago and is the last player of cimboa, a one-string violin used ot accompany the traditional batuque music. Through the portrait of Mano Mendi and the learning experience of To, a music te...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nicolau, João (Director)
Format: Video
Language:Portuguese
Language Notes:In Portuguese with English subtitles.
Published: Brighton, England : University of Manchester, Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, 1999.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Batuque music > Cabo Verde.
Musicians > Cabo Verde.
Cabo Verde > Social life and customs.
Batuque (Musique) > Cap-Vert.
Musiciens > Cap-Vert.
Batuque music
Manners and customs
Musicians
Cabo Verde
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Cape Verde is an archipelago situated 500km off the West Coast of Africa. Mano Mendi lives on the island of Santiago and is the last player of cimboa, a one-string violin used ot accompany the traditional batuque music. Through the portrait of Mano Mendi and the learning experience of To, a music teacher in the capital city of Praia, the film shows us how this music is rooted in the rhythms of everyday life.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 16, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (30 min.)
Playing Time:00:30:08