Crossing over Ghana. Tape 13 /
Chantuelle chants for villagers response and makes libations and they all chant while making libations with Schnapps. Elder speaks telling story, villagers hang their heads solemnly. Player followed by others mime a sad procession and chanting begins with the queen leading call. Player continues his...
| Format: | Video |
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| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
| Published: |
Trinidad and Tobago :
Banyan Archive,
1987.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Chantuelle chants for villagers response and makes libations and they all chant while making libations with Schnapps. Elder speaks telling story, villagers hang their heads solemnly. Player followed by others mime a sad procession and chanting begins with the queen leading call. Player continues his/her story sadly. Children surround him/her and he/she pats them on the head as if blind as he tells his/her story. They chant and embrace the player. Women of the village dance as villagers chant. Chantuelle leads a chant The solemn story continues with sad faces of the villagers. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed February 7, 2023). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (15 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 00:14:51 |