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POCKETVISIONS
FOR FULL PROGRAMME DETAILS, BOOKINGS AND DIRECTIONS SEE
www.pocketvisions.co.uk
TOMORROW TUESDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 7.00pm
Venue: Gustave Tuck Theatre, South Cloisters, UCL
Each film will be presented by its director
· Whoosh Hip-Life and the Ga Tradition (2004)
Director, Chris de Selincourt
· Rhythms a Plenty: Spirited Performance in the Ewe Cult of Kunde
(2005) Director, Scott Kiehl
Whoosh - Hip-Life and the Ga Tradition
Director: Christopher de Selincourt
Running time: 22 mins
Synopsis:
Whoosh looks at the context for youth culture and music in
contemporary Ghana. Hip-Life, the Ghanaian equivalent to Hip-Hop, not only
gives the youth a voice which the were not afforded in traditional culture
but also what some might see as a return to the source for Rap (Rhythmical
African Poetry) The film is based in Accra the nations capital and home to
the Ga tribe. Ni Wulomo who is the High Priest of Ga is featured in the
film, so too is Papa Row, the Crazy Rapper, the meeting of these two
characters reflects some of the changes in Ghanain culture.
About the Director:
Christopher de Selincourt started working with Indigenous People in
2003 creating visuals for Kakatsitsi, Master drummers of Ghana and Red
Centre Dreaming, Aboriginal Musicians. Before this Christopher worked on
Survival International's Tribal Futures project and on the Launch of the
iNomad community.
The Rhythms are Plenty: Spirited Performance in the Ewe cult of Kunde
Director: Scott Kiehl
Running time: 15 minutes
Synopsis:
An experimental 'ethnomusicvideo' offering a vibrant, close up look at
music-making and spirit possession in the Ewe anti-witchcraft cult of
Kunde. Filmed in December 2004 in the Sukala neighbourhood of Ghana's
capital Accra, an evening's proceedings have been condensed into a 15
minute glimpse of the power of the Blekete rhythms and songs and their
ability to transform the everyday into the otherworldly. Edited according
to strict rules to preserve the relationship between sound and image, this
is no music video in the Western commercial sense of the word.
About the Director:
Scott Kiehl has researched traditional African religion in Ghana for over
12 years. A collection of his audio recordings from 1993-2004 focusing on
music accompanying spirit possession in both the Akan and Ewe traditions
are in the British Library National Sound Archive. He has studied Social
Anthropology and African Studies at The School of Oriental and African
Studies, London. Dancing with Kunde was his first video effort and he
continues to explore the world of Ewe Vodu with his latest project.
Each film will be presented by its director
Patrick Hazard
Department of Anthropology
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
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