African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Originally released in 1990 as a motion picture. Based on the theatrical work: Maria Antonia by Eugenio Hernandez Espinosa., 1 videodisc (100 min.), A story of love, passion, resentment, and revenge set in pre-revolutionary working-class Cuba. Maria Antonio, in a role based on Oshun, the love goddess in the religion of the African Yoruba people, is driven to a crime of passion.
429 p., Founded in 1969 in Lima, Perú Negro is now the most widely recognized Afro-Peruvian dance and music company. In order to emphasize the black presence in a nation that has dominantly narrated itself as mestizo, Perú Negro has produced representations of blackness that are grounded both on the history of slavery and on Diasporic idealizations of Africanness. While meant to value blackness through its music and dance performance, Perú Negro’s representations have contributed to romanticize the slave past and essentialize the African roots. This is made clear in the group’s concept of “family” upon which Perú Negro has relied to define who can and cannot belong to the group as well as who is capable of performing blackness.
Daniel,Yvonne (Author) and Daniel,Yvonne Payne (Editor)
Format:
Video/DVD
Publication Date:
200?
Published:
New York, NY: Insight Media
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
1 videodisc (55 min.)
Notes:
Presents clips from three public Vodun ceremonies (Rada rite, Kongo rite, and Petwo rite) videotaped in Haiti in 1991. It identifies the principal elements they share and provides a context for understanding Vodun;
