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Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm
FRANCE · 1966

Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm

Jean Rouch
Dogon drumming traditions ethnomusicology hand percussion technique youth and cultural transmission Bandiagara cliff community
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Synopsis

The young goat herders from the cliff of Bandiagara practice on the stone drums of their ancestors. An ethnomusicological film experiment describing the subtle plays of the right and left hand of Dogon drummers.

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