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Dances of the Djembe Orchestra: An introduction to Lamban

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African Dance Video Archive

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Dances of the Djembe Orchestra

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Title
Dances of the Djembe Orchestra: An introduction to Lamban
Additional title: Harlem-Girls Production present: An introduction to Lamban
Additional title: Introduction to Lamban
Names
Faye, Imani (Teacher)
Faye, Imani (Dancer)
Chang, Rosana (Producer)
Chang, Rosana (Director)
Whitney, Malika Lee (Narrator)
Felix, Ife (Producer)
Buckley, John (Sound designer)
Buckley, John (Editor)
Mendez, Noel (Videographer)
González, Henry (Videographer)
Alexander, Paulette (Videographer)
Ayinde-Johnson, Kojo (Musician)
Kelly, Sean (Musician)
Galloway, Christopher (Musician)
Hardin, Belynda (Dancer)
Alexander, Paulette (Dancer)
Ricco, Ayanna (Dancer)
Collection

African Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 2002
Place: New York
Publisher: Harlem-Girls Productions
Date Captured: 2002
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 4818
Topics
Faye, Imani
Dance -- Study and teaching -- Mali
Dance -- Mali
Music -- Mali
Drum music -- Mali
Folk dance music -- Mali
Percussion music -- Mali
Dance music -- Mali
Percussion instruments -- Mali
Bambara (African people)
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Instructional films
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Presented by Harlem-Girls Production.
Creation/production credits: Executive producer, Ife Felix ; produced and directed by Rosana Chang ; camera operators, Noel Mendez, Henry Gonzalez ; sound recordist/editor, John Buckley ; additional footage, Paulette Alexander.
Performers: Dance instructor, Imani Faye ; narrated by Malika Lee Whitney ; musicians, Kojo Ayinde-Johnson, Sean Kelly, Christopher Halloway ; dancers, Paulette Alexander, Belynda Hardin, Ayanina Ricco.
Venue: Videotaped during instruction at a studio, New York, N.Y., 2002.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 streaming video file (39 minutes) : sound, color.
Description
Dance Instructor Imani Faye (dancer and performer) teaches the King's Lamban, one of the many dances from the Old Mali Empire of West Africa. Dancers of the Royal Court of the Bambara people use this style of Lamban for celebrations.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 911270277
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646764
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 809d0820-3e88-013b-8ee7-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 2002: Issued
  • 2002: Captured
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dances of the Djembe Orchestra" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2002. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/922c4960-4b66-0133-0cc3-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Dances of the Djembe Orchestra" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/922c4960-4b66-0133-0cc3-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (2002). Dances of the Djembe Orchestra Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/922c4960-4b66-0133-0cc3-60f81dd2b63c

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Dances of the Djembe Orchestra