Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm

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Dogon Drums, Elements of a Study in Rhythm (1966)

Directed by Jean Rouch, Gilbert Rouget, Germaine Dieterlen

Documentary · 26m

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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Crew

Director
Jean Rouch, Gilbert Rouget, Germaine Dieterlen
Editor
Philippe Luzuy

Details

Original title
Batteries Dogon, éléments pour une étude des rythmes
Release date
1966-01-01
Runtime
26m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
French
Countries
France, Mali
Production
CNRS Images, Laboratoire audiovisuel Ecole pratique des hautes études en sciences sociales, Comité du film Éthnographique