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Niani Badenya, the Mandeng heritage: djembe dance workshop with Youssouf Koumbassa

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Title
Niani Badenya, the Mandeng heritage: djembe dance workshop with Youssouf Koumbassa
Names
Koumbassa, Youssouf (Teacher)
Bangoura, M'Bemba. (Instrumentalist)
Niang, Mamadou (Director)
Fareta School of Dance and Drum (New York, N.Y.) (Presenter)
Ethnic Folk Arts Center (U.S.) (Event place)
Museo del Barrio (Event place)
Museum of the City of New York (Associated name)
New York Public Library. Dance Collection (Associated name)
Collection

African Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1997
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDF 2426
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-5540 (former)
Topics
Drummers (Musicians)
Dance -- Study and teaching
Child dancers
Dance, Black -- United States
Workshops
Genres
Filmed dance
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: presented by the Ethnic Folk Arts Center in collaboration with Niani Badenya Organizing Committee ; coordinated and presented by Fareta School of Dance and Drum.
Content: Recording made possible by the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image of the Dance Collection of The New York Public Library, with the cooperation of the Ethnic Folk Arts Center, Niani Badenya Organizing Committee, Mamadou Niang, El Museo del Barrio, and the Museum of the City of New York.
Statement of responsibility: Presented in conjunction with Niani Badenya, the Mandeng heritage of unity.
Creation/production credits: Niani Badenya Organizing Committee: Dame Babou, Mamoudou Conde, Sherrif Ceesay, Mamadou Diabate, Malik Faye.
Performers: Drummers: Moustapha Bangoura, Aly Diabate, M'Bemba Bangoura.
Venue: Videotaped at the Harbor Performing Arts Center of El Museo del Barrio, New York, on June 1, 1997 ; video director, Mamadou Niang.
Funding: Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (Betacam SP) (47 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Description
Dance workshop (ca. 38 min.) / taught by Youssouf Koumbassa to a group of adults and children -- Outdoor festivities, including dancing and drumming (ca. 5 min.).
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13380708
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 49160ed0-e87f-0131-1d53-3c075448cc4b
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.

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MLA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Niani Badenya, the Mandeng heritage" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1997. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4dac1560-e87f-0131-82dd-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Niani Badenya, the Mandeng heritage" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4dac1560-e87f-0131-82dd-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1997). Niani Badenya, the Mandeng heritage Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4dac1560-e87f-0131-82dd-3c075448cc4b

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Niani Badenya, the Mandeng heritage