Jazz cosmopolitanism in Accra, Ghana / a film trilogy by Steven Feld.

Format
Video/Projected medium
Language
  • English
  • Ga
  • Undetermined
Published/​Created
Santa Fe, N.M. : VoxLox, [2009]
Description
3 videodiscs (180 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

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    Summary note
    • Hallelujah!: Legendary drummer Ghanaba and the Winneba Youth Choir perform Handel's Hallelujah Chorus. Also includes a conversation with Ghanaba about Africa, jazz, and European music.
    • Accra Trane Station: "Nii Noi Nortey, afrifone instrument inventor and sound sculptor, and experimental percussionist Nii Otoo Annan present the African legacy of John Coltrane"--Container
    • A por por funeral for Ashirifie: In March 2008 the La Drivers Union Por Por Group lost one of its members. The film documents the funeral performed and discusses Por Por's relation to the New Orleans jazz funeral.
    Notes
    • Title and statement of responsibility from container.
    • "Three one-hour DVD video documentaries"--Container.
    • Originally filmed documentaries in 2005-2008.
    Creation/​Production credits
    Editing, Jeremiah Ra Richards (Hallelujah! and Accra Trane Station).
    System details
    DVD-R; NTSC.
    Language note
    • Hallelujah!: primarily in English; some parts in an unknown language (possibly Ga) with white English subtitles.
    • A por por funeral for Ashirifie: some parts in Ga with white English subtitles.
    Contents
    • 1. Hallelujah! : a performance by Ghanaba and the Winneba Youth Choir (2005, 2007) / producer, Steven Feld
    • 2. Accra Trane Station : the music and art of Nii Noi Nortey (2005-2008) / producer, Steven Feld. Bonus film: From Accra to Santa Fe (2007; 18 min.)
    • 3. Por por funeral for Ashirifie (2008) / produced by Steven Feld and Nii Yemo Nunu.
    Publisher no.
    209
    OCLC
    464251209
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