Les maîtres du balafon: fêtes funéraires
- 2001
- 1h 20m
Shot in the Ivory Coast in 1998-1999, this film by Hugo Zemp takes us to the funeral rites of the Senoufo, a village people among whom the music of the balafon orchestras (resonator xylophon... Read allShot in the Ivory Coast in 1998-1999, this film by Hugo Zemp takes us to the funeral rites of the Senoufo, a village people among whom the music of the balafon orchestras (resonator xylophones from French-speaking West Africa) fills a indispensable social and ceremonial role. An ... Read allShot in the Ivory Coast in 1998-1999, this film by Hugo Zemp takes us to the funeral rites of the Senoufo, a village people among whom the music of the balafon orchestras (resonator xylophones from French-speaking West Africa) fills a indispensable social and ceremonial role. An investigation by a learned musicologist and a tribute by a bold filmmaker to the beauty an... Read all