Where Is Africa: Concert 4 – How It Is in the West
Today’s presentation of silent movies is accompanied by performances by Jalli Lamin Kuyateh and The Jalliya Ensemble.
In this combined programme
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La bague du roi Koda
This Djerma legend concerns a cruel king who puts the wife of one of his subjects to the test.
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Samba, der Held des Urwalds
Intending to capture a true-life picture of African tribal peoples, two Germans contrived to create ‘the first African film made by Africans
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Sindiely
Arranged marriages are parodied in the style of a desert pantomime, with the story of a father greedy for money who wants to marry off his daughter
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