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Dances of the Sabar Orchestra

Title
Dances of the Sabar Orchestra / presented by Harlem Girls Production.
Publication
[New York] : Harlem Girl Productions, [1998]

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Gueye, Ndeye
  • Chang, Rosana
  • Whitney, Malika Lee
  • Felix, Ife
  • Bouffault, Françoise
  • Vartoogian, Jack
  • Harris, Abayomi
  • Lewis, Cathy
  • O'Farrow, Julia
  • Mendez, Noel
  • Mbaye, Cheik
  • M'baye, Abdou
  • Gueye, Birahim
  • Alexander, Paulette
  • Ricco, Ayanna
  • Aquil, Talibah
  • Harlem Girl Productions.
Description
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
An instructional dance video featuring N'deye Gueye, a professional dancer from Senegal, teaching the social dance, Kaolack. The video attempts to give the student a sense of the basic steps and rhythm from which the dancer can then develop their own personal style. Accompaniment is given by a family of griots/drummers from Senegal, their language of the drum is as important to the dance as the movements.
Alternative Title
Harlem Girls Productions present: Dances of the Sabar Orchestra
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Video.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Filmed performances.
  • Instructional films.
Note
  • Documentary footage from Guew Bi ; written and directed by Francoise Bouffault.
Access (note)
  • Patrons can access this streaming video file online.
Credits (note)
  • Executive producer, Ife Felix ; producer/director, Rosana Chang ; photographs by Jack Vartoogian ; graphic design by Abayomi Harris, Cathy Lewis ; editor, Julia O'Farrow ; camera, Noel Mendez.
Call Number
*MGZIDF 4816
OCLC
911270182
Title
Dances of the Sabar Orchestra / presented by Harlem Girls Production.
Production
[New York] : Harlem Girl Productions, [1998]
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Digital File Characteristics
video file streaming H.264
Access
Patrons can access this streaming video file online.
Event
Videotaped during instruction at a studio, New York, N.Y., in 1998.
Credits
Executive producer, Ife Felix ; producer/director, Rosana Chang ; photographs by Jack Vartoogian ; graphic design by Abayomi Harris, Cathy Lewis ; editor, Julia O'Farrow ; camera, Noel Mendez.
Performer
Instructor/dancer, Ndeye Gueye ; narration by Malika Lee Whitney ; Sing Sing Rhythms (drummers), Cheikh Tairou M'baye, Abdou M'baye, Birahim Gueye ; dancers, Paulette Alexander, Ayanna Ricco, Talibah Aquil.
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Added Author
Gueye, Ndeye, teacher.
Gueye, Ndeye, dancer.
Chang, Rosana, producer.
Chang, Rosana, director.
Whitney, Malika Lee, narrator.
Felix, Ife, producer.
Bouffault, Françoise, writer of introduction.
Bouffault, Françoise, director.
Vartoogian, Jack, photographer.
Harris, Abayomi, designer.
Lewis, Cathy, designer.
O'Farrow, Julia, editor.
Mendez, Noel, videographer.
Mbaye, Cheik, performer.
M'baye, Abdou, performer.
Gueye, Birahim, performer.
Alexander, Paulette, dancer.
Ricco, Ayanna, dancer.
Aquil, Talibah, dancer.
Harlem Girl Productions.
Research Call Number
*MGZIDF 4816
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