African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
VHS tape 1 videocassette (17 min.)
Notes:
Fernando Nunez, a black man, a musician, and a maker of drums, sees himself as the heir to "Candombe," an important social and cultural legacy from his slave forefathers in Uruguay. However, the official history and culture of Uruguay continues to marginalize expressions of black culture. Fernando Nunez and his friends from Barrio Sur, a back street quarter of Montevideo, fight to keep these important cultural roots alive in the consciousness of the Uruguayan people;
Lewis,Ingrid (Author) and Solomon,Frances-Anne (Author)
Format:
Video/DVD
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
New York: Women Make Movies
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
p. 1 microfiche
Notes:
"This extraordinary video chronicles the history of slavery through the eyes of Caribbean women. A striking combination of monologue, dance, and song—griot-style—conveys a young African woman’s quest for survival in the new world." (Women Make Movies); Based on a collection of poems by Guyanese British writer, Grace Nicols, this program chronicles the history of slavery thru the eyes of Caribbean women. Presented through a combination of monologue, dance and song
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Originally produced as documentary film in 1990., 1 videocassette (50 min.), Based on a collection of poems by Guyanese British writer, Grace Nichols, this program chronicles the history of slavery through the eyes of Caribbean women. Presented through a combination of monologue, dance and song.
Spanish; Primarily in Spanish and Yoruba, with English subtitles;
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
Berkeley, CA: University of California, Extension Media Center
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
1 videocassette (37 min.), An ethnographic documentary which demonstrates the survival and strength of the Yoruba cultural and religious heritage in the contemporary life of Caribbean African-Hispanics. Documents a ritual ceremony that features dancing, singing, praying and drum beating, invoking the twenty-two Orishas, or deities of the Yoruba religion.