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[West African dance]

Title
[West African dance] [electronic resource]
Publication
1986.

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Details

Additional Authors
DHCA.
Description
1 streaming video file (NTSC) (59 min.) : sd., col.
Summary
Compilation of two classes in West African dance.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Donald Eno Asabo Washington.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Black films and programs.
Note
  • Title from information provided by donor.
  • Courtesy of Leon L. Mobley and the Djimbe West African Dancers and Drummers.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Contents
  • Dance class taught by sister Takia (ca. 39 min.) / recorded in the studio, Los Angeles, California, ca. 1986 ; musicians, Leon L. Mobley, Leroy Diggs, and unidentified lead drummer ; dances taught include Lenjengo and Dounba (formerly called Mandiani).
  • Dance class [in] African rythm [sic] (ca. 20 min.) / titles on frame ; recorded in Senegal, ca. 1986 ; dances of Senegal taught by sister Tacu (née Camara) (off-camera) ; students are Gail Mobley, Deborah Lotus, and unidentified woman ; musicians not identified ; dances taught, as identified in titles, are Sunu (?), Lamba dance, Mbabass dance, and Wolosodon dance or slaves' dance.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 9384
OCLC
NYPY95-F564
Title
[West African dance] [electronic resource]
Imprint
1986.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S., Senegal.
Restricted Access
Patrons can access streaming video file only at the Library for the Performing Arts.
Funding
Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Local Note
Former call number: *MGZIC 9-4458.
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Added Author
DHCA.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 9384
*MGZIC 9-4458 (former)
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