| Description |
1 online resource (74 min.) |
| Series |
Classical music in video |
| Summary |
The ghettos of Kinshasa - the devastated capital of a country politically and economically adrift - are filled with many gifted, yet impoverished musicians. Their outstanding talent, humor, and vital energy are their only means of survival. Amongst them, Jupiter, the charismatic leader of the band "Okwess International", acts as our narrator and guide. This local Don Quixote introduces us to the Kinshasa music scene - teenage rappers, handicapped bluesmen, street children, griots and guitar craftsmen - and describes his 20-year struggle to move his songs out of the ghetto |
| Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed Jun. 3, 2013) |
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This edition in French and Lingala with English subtitles |
| Subject |
Bokondji, Jupiter
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Okwess International (Musical group)
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Okwess International (Musical group) |
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Music -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa
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Musicians -- Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa
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Music.
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Musicians.
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Social conditions.
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Kinshasa (Congo) -- Social conditions
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Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Kinshasa.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Documentaires.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
Barret, Renaud, director, producer.
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Bokondji, Jupiter, performer.
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La Tullaye, Florent de, director, producer.
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Okwess International (Musical group), performer.
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