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The Chopi timbila dance

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Jerome Robbins Dance Division

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General Dance Video Archive

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The Chopi timbila dance

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Title
The Chopi timbila dance
Names
Mbande, Venancio (Performer)
Tracey, Andrew T. N. (Director)
Zantzinger, Alfred Gei (Producer)
Collection

General Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1980
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 10199
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-3388 (former)
Topics
Dance -- Mozambique
Music -- Africa
Musical instruments -- Mozambique
Genres
Documentary films
Motion pictures
Music
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Creation/production credits: Producer: Gei Zantzinger. Director/narrator: Andrew Tracey, International Library of African Music. Camera: Cliff Bestall. Sound: Gei Zantzinger.
Performers: Performed by Venancio Mbande and the Timbila of Wildebeesfontein Mine, Bophuthatswana.
Funding: Preservation of this video was supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (U-matic) (41 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in.
Description
Documentary on timbila [xylophone] music and the associated men's dance, performed by the Chopi of Mozambique. A description and demonstration of the instruments is followed by an analysis of the musical structure of timbila compositions, and the analysis and performance of three sections of the dance, which is performed with sticks and shields.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPY926064027-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12173256
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e8223550-8cf3-0135-0898-4fbe8eb0fb48
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1980: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Chopi timbila dance" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1980. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/175dca95-852f-4c07-9195-c2c4a61a6d8e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "The Chopi timbila dance" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/175dca95-852f-4c07-9195-c2c4a61a6d8e

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1980). The Chopi timbila dance Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/175dca95-852f-4c07-9195-c2c4a61a6d8e

Wikipedia Citation

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The Chopi timbila dance