Les Ballets Africains from the Republic of Guinea

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Title
Les Ballets Africains from the Republic of Guinea
Names
Sano, Kemoko (Choreographer)
Zambo, Italo (Director)
Thorburn, Jane (Director)
Ballets Africains (Associated name)
Channel Four (Great Britain) (Client)
Sano, Kemoko (Musician)
Collection

African Dance Video Archive

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1990
Place: U.K
Publisher: Doundoumba Records
Table of Contents
[As given on wrapper:] Rhythms of Africa -- African dawn -- The sacred forest -- Celebration -- Finale.
Library locations
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-4793
Topics
Dance
Drummers (Musicians)
Stilt dances
Mask dances
Initiation dances
Genres
Filmed performances
Notes
Statement of responsibility: an After Image production for Channel 4 ; video director and editor, Jane Thorburn ; producer, Anne McGeoch ; executive producer, Mark Lucas ; [performance] director general/artistic director, Italo Zambo ; choreography by Mohamed Kemoko Sano.
Creation/production credits: Technical direction, Hamidou Bangoura ; costumier, Guila Traore ; director of photography, Robin Thorburn.
Performers: Performed by Les Ballets Africains. Female dancers/singers: Manana Cisse, Diely Kanni Diawara, Naitou Camara, Marie Bangoura, Mayeni Camara, Macire Souare, Maimouna Diawara, Sayon Bangoura, Hawa Conde, Fadima Traore, M'mah Toure, Mariama Toure. Male dancers/singers: Sekou II Conde, Bangaly Bangoura, Yamoussa Soumah, Moustapha Bangoura, Amadou Dioulde Diallo, Mamadouba Soumah, Hamidou Koivogui, Sekou Sylla, Aboubacar ii Camara, Guila Traore.
Performers: Musicians: Gbanoworo Keita (first solo djembe), Laurent Camara (second solo djembe), Seny Toure, Mohamed Lamine Sylla, Ibrahima Conté (percussionists), Moustapha Bangoura, Hamidou Bangoura (doundoun), Mohamed Kemoko Sano (krin/djembe/steel pan), Younoussa Camara (kenkeni), Mohamed Sylla, Koca Salé Dioubate (krin/balaphone), Mamadi Mansare (flute), Fode Kalissa (kora/vocals).
Content: Recorded in performance onstage in the United Kingdom on October 10, 1990.
Physical Description
Videocassette
Extent: 1 videocassette (VHS) (54 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Type of Resource
Moving image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12397140
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ca4d9800-f79b-0130-3b5d-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
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  • 1990: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les Ballets Africains from the Republic of Guinea" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1990. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cafd7af0-f79b-0130-68a1-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Les Ballets Africains from the Republic of Guinea" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cafd7af0-f79b-0130-68a1-3c075448cc4b

APA Format

Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1990). Les Ballets Africains from the Republic of Guinea Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cafd7af0-f79b-0130-68a1-3c075448cc4b

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Les Ballets Africains from the Republic of Guinea