| Description |
1 online resource (44 minutes) |
| Summary |
This lively, haunting and bittersweet memoir was shot July 1973 in Mozambique before 20 years of civil war and severe drought almost entirely devastated Chopi culture. The film, a scrapbook of sorts, is one of the few remaining records of Chopi life before the horrors, and is attended at its conclusion by footage of what remained of Chopi life 20 years later. For the Chopi, music is an integral part of every stage of one's life. 'A Spirit Here Today' explores the Chopi's interwoven matrix of music and personal development, from youth into adulthood, where one graduates from 'smaller musics' to the ultimate Chopi expression: the timbila xylophone orchestra. Throughout the movie, the path of personal development is paralleled with stages of musical education. Song text is explained to illuminate Chopi values, humor and identity. Chopi master musician Venancio Mbande collaborated with the filmmakers in production and post-production. He provided new translations to old songs, verified the contexts of the performances, and thus ensured an exact presentation of a way of life that has forever changed |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed January 12, 2022) |
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In Chopi and English with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Chopi (African people) -- Mozambique -- Songs and music
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Folk songs, Chopi -- Mozambique
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Folk dance music -- Mozambique
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Xylophone music.
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Chopi (African people)
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Folk dance music.
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Folk songs, Chopi.
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Manners and customs.
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Xylophone music.
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| SUBJECT |
Mozambique -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85088187
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Mozambique -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Mozambique.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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History.
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Songs and music.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Zantzinger, Alfred Gei, director, producer
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Bailey, Michael, producer
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Insinger, Franka, narrator
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Mbande, Venancio, interviewee, performer
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Constant Spring Productions, production company.
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