Film Number |
12242 |
Title |
[A Call to My Ancestors - Traditional Performance with interview] |
Producer |
Manchester International Roots Orchestra |
Date |
2023 |
Gauge |
.mov |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
7 mins 47 secs |
Description |
A performance of 'A Call to My Ancestors' an improvised song in the style of Serge Ebu's tribe from Western Cameroon. Serge Ebu provides vocals and plays the Balafon, a wooden xylophone like instrument and is accompanied by Myke Wilson on the Djembe, a hand drum in a music museum setting. Serge Tebu goes on to explain how the Balafon was used to convey messages from village to village even though the music could be vastly different from region to region. |
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